Summary: Researchers have identified a specific brain circuit that allows voluntary control of breathing, linking it to emotional and behavioral states. This circuit, spanning the anterior cingulate ...
By exploring this corticopontine circuit, the study provided insights into how slow breathing influences emotional regulation, offering new perspectives on the mechanisms of stress regulation.
Breathing is automatic mainly but can be influenced by behavior and emotions. This indicates that the brain’s cortex sends signals to the brainstem’s respiratory networks, a poorly studied process.
A mouse breathes in air to form a brain-shaped cloud, which pours rain down onto a wildfire that represents the hot emotions of anxiety and panic. LA JOLLA (November 19, 2024)—Deep breath in ...