Neuroplasticity is an important property of the neural system controlling breathing. However,
our appreciation for its importance is still relatively new, and we have much to learn …

The specific roles that different types of neurons play in recovery from injury is poorly
understood. Here, we show that increasing the excitability of ipsilaterally projecting …

Respiratory dysfunction is one of the most devastating consequences of cervical spinal cord
injury (SCI) with impaired breathing being a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in this …

A major cause of mortality after spinal cord injury is respiratory failure. In normal rats, acute
intermittent hypoxia (AIH) induces respiratory motor plasticity, expressed as diaphragm (Dia) …

The consequences of spinal cord injury (SCI) are often viewed as the result of white matter
damage. However, injuries occurring at any spinal level, especially in cervical and lumbar …

Cervical spinal cord injury impacts ventilatory and non‐ventilatory functions of the
diaphragm muscle (DIAm) and contributes to clinical morbidity and mortality in the afflicted …

Daily acute intermittent hypoxia (dAIH) improves breathing capacity after C2 spinal
hemisection (C2HS) in rats. Since C2HS disrupts spinal serotonergic innervation below the …

Cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) can result in devastating functional deficits that involve the
respiratory and hand function. The mammalian spinal cord has limited ability to regenerate …

Unilateral cervical C2 hemisection (C2Hx) is a classic model of spinal cord injury (SCI) for
studying respiratory dysfunction and plasticity. However, most previous studies were …

Introduction: Neuromotor control of diaphragm muscle and the recovery of diaphragm
activity following spinal cord injury have been narrowly focused on ventilation. By contrast …