Neural Computation in Bio-Control

这是一项跨学科的试点研究，旨在“储备”心血管控制系统的一部分。将使用细胞内记录来研究压力感受器反射的中枢神经系统组成部分，这是一种试图保持动脉压近似恒定的控制机制。重点将放在改变迷走神经对心率控制的反射部分，以响应动脉压的变化。将使用该系统的计算机模型来制定控制化学过程的原则。人们的期望是，了解自然控制机制将有助于开发用于控制工程系统的改进算法。

This is a cross-disciplinary pilot study to "reserve engineer" a portion of the cardiovascular control system. The central nervous system component of the baroreceptor reflex, a control mechanism that attempts to keep arterial pressure approximately constant, will be studied using intracellular recordings. Emphasis will be on the portion of the reflex that alters vagal control of heart rate in response to changes in arterial pressure. A computer model of the system will be used to develop principles for the control of chemical processes. The expectation is that understanding natural control mechanisms will aid the development of improved algorithms for controlling engineering systems.