Stuart B. Mazzone

This study identifies distinct brainstem circuits activated by splanchnic and pelvic spinal afferent pathways from the mouse colorectum, showing their differential roles in sensory processing and visceromotor responses.

This study investigates the role of pulmonary vagal sensory neurons in influenza pathogenesis, finding that their ablation or inhibition worsens clinical outcomes but reduces lung pathology.

This study maps reciprocal connectivity between the periaqueductal gray (PAG) and brainstem respiratory nuclei in rats, revealing distinct patterns of connectivity with the Kolliker-Fuse nucleus and limited connections with the Botzinger complex.

The paper maps descending forebrain projections to midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata respiratory control nuclei, revealing distinct cortical inputs to specific nuclei involved in breathing and orofacial behaviors.

The paper shows that D2-SPNs suppress outdated D1-SPN plasticity in the striatum to update goal-directed learning.