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Breathing Rhythm and Pattern and Their Influence on Emotion.
Sufyan Ashhad1, Kaiwen Kam2, Christopher A Del Negro3
1Department of Neurobiology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA;
Annual Review of Neuroscience
|March 9, 2022
Summary
Breathing control involves a complex neural network, the breathing central pattern generator (bCPG). Advances reveal the preBötzinger complex
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Physiology
Background:
- Breathing is essential for life, regulated by a complex neural system.
- The breathing central pattern generator (bCPG) controls respiratory rhythm.
- The preBötzinger complex (preBötC) is central to bCPG function.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review recent advances in understanding the breathing central pattern generator (bCPG).
- To highlight the role of the preBötzinger complex (preBötC) in respiratory rhythm.
- To explore the link between breathing, emotion, and cognition.
Main Methods:
- Review of current literature on bCPG and preBötC.
- Analysis of emergent mechanisms in neural rhythmogenesis.
- Examination of neural connectivity and distributed network activity.
Main Results:
- The preBötC utilizes sophisticated emergent mechanisms for inspiratory rhythm.
- Synchronization dynamics provide robustness and lability to the bCPG.
- Breathing, emotion, and cognition are increasingly linked through neural pathways.
Conclusions:
- The bCPG, particularly the preBötC, exhibits complex dynamics crucial for respiration.
- Emerging evidence supports a functional link between respiratory control, emotion, and cognition.
- Further research holds potential for understanding neural circuit function and dysfunction.
Keywords:
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