The nucleus tractus solitarius (NTS) is a key brainstem structure relaying interoceptive
peripheral information to the interrelated brain centres for eliciting rapid autonomic …

Abstract The Locus Coeruleus (LC) and the Substantia Nigra (SN) are small brainstem
nuclei that change with aging and may be involved in the development of various …

Purpose Research describes the existence of a relationship between cortical activity and the
regulation of bulbar respiratory centers through the evaluation of the …

Objectives Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) is a promising
treatment option for migraines. This study aims to investigate the modulation effects of …

Background Previous studies have shown a significant response to acute transcutaneous
vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) in regions of the vagus nerve pathway, including the …

Socioeconomic inequities shape physical health and emotional well-being. As such, recent
work has examined the neural mechanisms through which socioeconomic position (SEP) …

BOLD fMRI is widely applied in human neuroscience but is limited in its spatial specificity
due to a cortical‐depth‐dependent venous bias. This reduces its localization specificity with …

Introduction Modern imaging techniques such as blood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD)
functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) allow the non-invasive and indirect …

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder as yet without
effective therapy. Symptoms of this disorder typically reflect cortical malfunction with local …

Using ultra-high field (7 Tesla) functional MRI (fMRI), we conducted the first in-vivo functional
neuroimaging study of the normal human brainstem specifically designed to examine neural …