A/Prof Song Yao
Associate Professor
Department of Anatomy and Physiology
95 Scholarly works
6 Projects
HIGHLIGHTS
2026
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
3-dimensional morphological analysis of microglia in the sheep brain
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2025.1106242025
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
Comparing two anti-inflammatory reflexes: Splanchnic and hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbi.2025.1060992025
Journal article
IS069 SELECTIVE OPTOGENETIC STIMULATION OF EFFERENT FIBERS IN THE VAGUS NERVE
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurom.2024.09.0782020
Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)
A New Target for Heart Failure Treatment: The Blood-Brain Barrier
2017
Research Grant
Understanding Brain Mechanisms That Control Autonomic Function
RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS
2024
Journal article
Fast and slow lanes of the vagus
DOI: 10.1113/EP0908682024
Journal article
Selective efferent vagal stimulation in heart failure
DOI: 10.1113/EP0908662024
Journal article
Investigation of vagal sensory neurons in mice using optical vagal stimulation and tracheal neuroanatomy
DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.1091822023
Journal article
Effects of dexmedetomidine on kidney and brain tissue microcirculation and histology in ovine cardiopulmonary bypass: a randomised controlled trial
DOI: 10.1111/anae.161522023
Journal article
Associations between Systemic and Cerebral Inflammation in an Ovine Model of Cardiopulmonary Bypass
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000006379
RECENT PROJECTS
2017
Internal Research Grant
Understanding Brain Mechanisms That Control Autonomic Function
2015
Research Grant
Understanding the Origins of Neurogenic Hypertension
2013
Research Grant
Role of the Area Postrema in Determining the Increased Cardiac Sympathetic Nerve Activity in Heart Failure