Brain pathways for heat defence

热防御的大脑通路

• 批准号: nhmrc : 628657
• 负责人: Dr Michael Mckinley
• 金额: $ 23.65万
• 依托单位: The University of Melbourne
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: NHMRC Project Grants
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2010-01-01 至 2012-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://researchdata.edu.au/brain-pathways-heat-defence/81504
• 关键词: Brain; pathways; heat; defence

This project aims to discover the nervous pathways and mechanisms in the brain that control body temperature. We hope to identify the nerve cells in the brain that detect increases in the core temperature of the body and determine the nervous pathways that project from them to increase blood flow to the skin when we become hot. This research may lead to a better understanding of heat exhaustion which is especially dangerous to the elderly.

该项目旨在发现大脑中控制体温的神经通路和机制。我们希望能识别出大脑中检测身体核心温度升高的神经细胞，并确定当我们变热时，从这些细胞投射出的神经通路能增加皮肤的血流量。这项研究可能会让我们更好地了解中暑，这对老年人尤其危险。