Respiration-driven brain oscillations in emotional cognition

Abstract: Respiration paces brain oscillations and the firing of individual neurons, revealing a profound impact of rhythmic breathing on brain activity. Intriguingly, respiration-driven entrainment of neural activity occurs in a variety of cortical areas, including those involved in higher cognitive functions such as associative neocortical regions and the hippocampus. Here we review recent findings of respiration-entrained brain activity with a particular focus on emotional cognition. We summarize studies from different brain areas involved in emotional behavior such as fear, despair, and motivation, and compile findings of respiration-driven activities across species. Furthermore, we discuss the proposed cellular and network mechanisms by which cortical circuits are entrained by respiration. The emerging synthesis from a large body of literature suggests that the impact of respiration on brain function is widespread across the brain and highly relevant for distinct cognitive functions. These intricate links between respiration and cognitive processes call for mechanistic studies of the role of rhythmic breathing as a timing signal for brain activity

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch
Notes
Frontiers in neural circuits. - 15 (2021) , 761812, ISSN: 1662-5110

Classification
Medizin, Gesundheit

Event
Veröffentlichung
(where)
Freiburg
(who)
Universität
(when)
2021
Creator
Folschweiller, Shani
Sauer, Jonas-Frederic

DOI
10.3389/fncir.2021.761812
URN
urn:nbn:de:bsz:25-freidok-2231201
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Kein Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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