Marlusa Karlen‐Amarante

Prenatal cannabinoid exposure affects central cardiorespiratory control in young male and female rats

This study shows that prenatal cannabinoid exposure impairs respiratory and autonomic control in juvenile rats, with sex-specific effects on reflex responses to hypoxia and hypercapnia.

Ndufs4 inactivation in glutamatergic neurons reveals swallow-breathing discoordination in a mouse model of Leigh Syndrome

This study shows that Ndufs4 knockout in glutamatergic neurons of mice leads to swallow-breathing discoordination, contributing to weight loss and early death, which is rescued by chronic hypoxia.

Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia reveals role of the Postinspiratory Complex in the mediation of normal swallow production

This study investigates how chronic intermittent hypoxia affects swallow behavior by examining the role of the Postinspiratory Complex in swallow-breathing coordination and motor patterning.

Postinspiratory complex acts as a gating mechanism regulating swallow-breathing coordination and other laryngeal behaviors

This study identifies the postinspiratory complex (PiCo) as a central gating mechanism that coordinates swallow and breathing behaviors through optogenetic experiments in mice.