Research Fellowship - Jane Butler

我的工作是研究人类吸气肌肉的神经输出，以及它如何与呼吸的机械有效性相关。目的是发现这种关系如何随着呼吸系统疾病如慢性阻塞性肺疾病和阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停而改变。我还研究了脊髓损伤患者呼吸肌控制的变化。这项工作有望对呼吸的基本控制以及它如何随疾病而变化有新的认识。

My work investigates the neural output to human inspiratory muscles and how it is related to mechanical effectiveness for breathing. The aim is to discover how this relationship can change with respiratory disorders such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and obstructive sleep apnoea. I also examine the changes in breathing muscle control in people with spinal cord injury. This work promises new understanding of the basic control of respiration and how it changes with disease.