Elizabeth H. Smith

This study compares intrinsic cardiac neurons across humans, mice, and pigs, revealing species-specific differences in structure, function, and neuropeptide expression.

The paper creates a spatially-tracked single-cell transcriptomics map of the right atrial ganglionic plexus, revealing multipotential neuronal phenotypes and a combinatorial neuromodulatory network.

The paper creates a comprehensive neuroanatomic atlas of the RAGP-SAN complex in porcine and human hearts, showing how intrinsic cardiac neurons control SAN automaticity and cardiac function.