Neurobiology of central respiratory control

一种新的感觉神经回路已被确定为支配气道和肺。在以前的研究中已经在一定程度上描述了这个回路的解剖组织，但是关于其功能重要性的知识存在显着差距。该项目将开发解决这一知识差距的方法，在此过程中，该项目将首先描述该回路在正常条件下如何控制呼吸，其次描述在正常条件下如何调节呼吸。

A novel sensory neural circuit has been identified innervating the airways and lungs. The anatomical organisation of this circuit has been described to some extent in previous studies, however there is a significant gap in knowledge with respect to its functional importance. This project will develop methods to address this knowledge gap and in doing so the project will firstly describe how this circuit controls breathing under normal conditions and secondly how this becomes dysregulated during