Central Neural Control of Respiration and Circulation During Exercise

The sections in this article are: 1 Respiration 2 Circulation 3 Central Command Mechanisms 3.1 Central Drive of Locomotion 3.2 Locomotor Pattern Generator 3.3 Supraspinal Locomotor Sites 4 Central Command Control of Respiration and Circulation in Animals 4.1 Cerebral Cortex 4.2 Hypothalamic Locomotor Region 4.3 Mesencephalic Locomotor Region 4.4 Amygdala 4.5 Awake, Exercising Animal Studies 5 Short-Term Potentiation 5.1 Respiration 6 Central Command Control of Respiration and Circulation in Humans 6.1 Respiration 6.2 Circulation 7 Interactions Between Central Command and Peripheral Feedback 8 Interaction of Central Command with Cardiorespiratory Reflexes 8.1 Baroreceptor Reflex 8.2 Hering-Breuer Reflex 8.3 Chemoreceptor Reflexes 9 Conclusions

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