Prof Andrew Allen
Honorary Professorial Fellow
School of Biomedical Sciences
219 Scholarly works
32 Projects
HIGHLIGHTS
2026
Journal article
Vagal sensory neurones directly synapse onto parasympathetic motor (DMV) neurones
DOI: 10.1113/JP2900032026
Journal article
WHY THE POLYVAGAL THEORY IS UNTENABLE An international expert evaluation of the polyvagal theory and commentary upon Porges, S.W. (2025). Polyvagal theory: current status, clinical applications, and future directions. Clin. Neuropsychiatry, 22(3), 169-184.
DOI: 10.36131/cnfioritieditore202601102026
Journal article
RVLM C1 Neurons Innervate Sacral as well as Thoracolumbar Autonomic Preganglionic Neurons in the Rat
DOI: 10.1002/cne.701342023
Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)
Unravelling the Brain Circuits Linking Emotions and Heart Rate Variability
2021
Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)
Activity-Based Chemogenetics: A Novel Approach to Modulating Brain Function
2020
Journal article
Prebötzinger complex neurons drive respiratory modulation of blood pressure and heart rate
DOI: 10.7554/eLife.572882019
Research Grant
Respiratory Modulation: Role in the Development of Cardiovascular Diseases
RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS
2025
Journal article
Redefining respiratory sinus arrhythmia as respiratory heart rate variability: an international Expert Recommendation for terminological clarity
DOI: 10.1038/s41569-025-01160-z2025
Journal article
Hypothalamic excitatory input to AT1AR and TH expressing neurons of the nucleus of the solitary tract in mice
DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2025.1033052025
Journal article
Characterizing the phenotype of pre-Bötzinger Complex neurons in rats
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2025.04.0282025
Journal article
Vagal nerve stimulation dynamically alters anxiety-like behavior in rats
DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2025.01.0182025
Journal article
IS069 SELECTIVE OPTOGENETIC STIMULATION OF EFFERENT FIBERS IN THE VAGUS NERVE
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurom.2024.09.0782024
Journal article
Four-week inhibition of the renin-angiotensin system in spontaneously hypertensive rats results in persistently lower blood pressure with reduced kidney renin and changes in expression of relevant gene networks
DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvae0532024
Book Chapter
Chapter 22 Chapter techniques
DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-98811-7.00014-x
RECENT PROJECTS
2022
Research Grant
Infiltrating Central Command to Selectively Alter Autonomic Function