Breathing above the brain stem: volitional control and attentional modulation in humans

• Published in: Journal of neurophysiology Vol. 119; no. 1; pp. 145 - 159
• Main Authors: Herrero, Jose L., Khuvis, Simon, Yeagle, Erin, Cerf, Moran, Mehta, Ashesh D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Physiological Society 01.01.2018
• Series: Higher Neural Functions and Behavior
• Subjects: interoceptive attention to breathing; mind-body; cortical control of breathing; oscillations; intracranial EEG

Whereas the neurophysiology of respiration has traditionally focused on automatic brain stem processes, higher brain mechanisms underlying the cognitive aspects of breathing are gaining increasing interest. Therapeutic techniques have used conscious control and awareness of breathing for millennia w...