Revisiting the neurovascular unit

S Schaeffer, C Iadecola - Nature neuroscience, 2021 - nature.com
The brain is supplied by an elaborate vascular network that originates extracranially and
reaches deep into the brain. The concept of the neurovascular unit provides a useful …

Fluid transport in the brain

MK Rasmussen, H Mestre… - Physiological …, 2022 - journals.physiology.org
The brain harbors a unique ability to, figuratively speaking, shift its gears. During
wakefulness, the brain is geared fully toward processing information and behaving, while …

The glymphatic system: Current understanding and modeling

T Bohr, PG Hjorth, SC Holst, S Hrabětová, V Kiviniemi… - IScience, 2022 - cell.com
We review theoretical and numerical models of the glymphatic system, which circulates
cerebrospinal fluid and interstitial fluid around the brain, facilitating solute transport. Models …

Sleep cycle-dependent vascular dynamics in male mice and the predicted effects on perivascular cerebrospinal fluid flow and solute transport

L Bojarskaite, A Vallet, DM Bjørnstad… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Perivascular spaces are important highways for fluid and solute transport in the brain
enabling efficient waste clearance during sleep. However, the underlying mechanisms …

The neurovasculome: key roles in brain health and cognitive impairment: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

C Iadecola, EE Smith, J Anrather, C Gu, A Mishra… - Stroke, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Preservation of brain health has emerged as a leading public health priority for
the aging world population. Advances in neurovascular biology have revealed an intricate …

Neurovascular coupling: motive unknown

PJ Drew - Trends in neurosciences, 2022 - cell.com
In the brain, increases in neural activity drive changes in local blood flow via neurovascular
coupling. The common explanation for increased blood flow (known as functional …

Cerebrospinal fluid flow

DH Kelley, JH Thomas - Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Circulation of cerebrospinal fluid and interstitial fluid around the central nervous system and
through the brain transports not only those water-like fluids but also any solutes they carry …

The interconnected causes and consequences of sleep in the brain

LD Lewis - Science, 2021 - science.org
Sleep is essential for brain function in a surprisingly diverse set of ways. In the short term,
lack of sleep leads to impaired memory and attention; in the longer term, it produces …

Norepinephrine-mediated slow vasomotion drives glymphatic clearance during sleep

NL Hauglund, M Andersen, K Tokarska, T Radovanovic… - Cell, 2025 - cell.com
As the brain transitions from wakefulness to sleep, processing of external information
diminishes while restorative processes, such as glymphatic removal of waste products, are …

Artificial intelligence velocimetry reveals in vivo flow rates, pressure gradients, and shear stresses in murine perivascular flows

KAS Boster, S Cai… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Quantifying the flow of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is crucial for understanding brain waste
clearance and nutrient delivery, as well as edema in pathological conditions such as stroke …