Boychuk Lab

Cardiac vagal motor neurons - PubMed Since their discovery five decades ago, cardiac vagal motor neurons (CVNs) have been studied for their roles in autonomic control of cardiac function. However, it is only within the past decade that o...

New Pub 🚨: All the newest deeds on Cardiac Vagal Motor Neurons! Great work by postdocs Yoko Wang and Sandy Saunders. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40570503/

GABAAR-δ-subunit mediates increased GABAergic inhibition in cardiac DMV neurons after high-fat diet Natural sciences; Biological sciences; Physiology; Neuroscience

New Pub 🚨: Read how we’re tying a specific GABA A receptor subtype to the impact of HFD on central cardiac vagal motor neurons.

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Congrats again to UG researcher Victor Chen for his APS Outstanding Poster Presentation.

Hi Colleagues! We started a pilot program to give trainees more speaking opportunities. If you have early trainees in CardioMetabolism, please encourage them to submit abstracts.

And how are all ya’ll feeling today? 😂🤣

Spotlight On: The Vagus Nerve - I Spy Physiology Blog In recent years, the vagus nerve has become more well-known than ever before, as it has become a golden target for many chronic disease therapies. What is the vagus nerve? And what does it do, and why...

Have kiddos interested in science? Have them check out Dr. Yoko Wang’s article on the vagus nerve.

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Solving the mystery of SUDEP In an effort to understand and prevent sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP), Mizzou researchers are unraveling how autonomic dysfunction may contribute to the condition, with the potential to s...

Great Write Up on our very own postdoc, Dr. Sandy Saunders.

cvm.missouri.edu/solving-the-...

Insulin activates parasympathetic hepatic-related neurons of the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus through mTOR signaling | Journal of Neurophysiology | American Physiological Society Integration of autonomic and metabolic regulation, including hepatic function, is a critical role played by the brain’s hypothalamic region. Specifically, the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalam...

And if the podcast gets you excited…here’s a link to the paper!

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Why is Dr. Martins dos Santos so happy? Probably because she did a great job with her podcast about our most recent paper.

Take a listen…

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Hey Ramon!! I’m giving a talk at GWU April 24th. Don’t know if you can make it, but it’d be great to see ya.

How are you on everything?! Your social skills amaze me everyday….every.day.

Folks I’m here! Finally had a moment to breathe and make this account.

Anyone else getting particularly..oh I don’t know..anxious recently? Wonder why….:-(

Anyway, glad for the switch. Will update over the next few days cause lab has been up to some fun stuff!!