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Human brain mapping of autonomic control

Nerves called sympathetic nerves stimulate the heart and raise blood pressure. The brain drives them when we are excited or frightened. It a..

Brain pathways for temperature and fever

This project aims to map the nerve pathways in the brain that participate in the regulation of body temperature in the laboratory rat. The a..

Accessory preganglionic neurons

Blood pressure is regulated by sympathetic nerves to the heart and blood vessels, and it is believed that overactive sympathetic nerves cont..

NHMRC Research Fellowship 2009 - MCALLEN

I am a neurophysiologist interested in brain regulation of homeostatic and autonomic functions in health and disease. I am endeavouring to d..