Respiration is a brain function on which our lives essentially depend. Control of respiration
ensures that the frequency and depth of breathing adapt continuously to metabolic needs. In …

Orofacial motor actions are movements that, in rodents, involve whisking of the vibrissa,
deflection of the nose, licking and lapping with the tongue, and consumption through …

Breathing is vital and must be concurrently robust and flexible. This rhythmic behavior is
generated and maintained within a rostrocaudally aligned set of medullary nuclei called the …

To localize objects during active sensing, animals must differentiate stimuli caused by
volitional movement from real-world object motion. To determine a neural basis for this …

Inspiration is the inexorable active phase of breathing. The brainstem pre-Bötzinger complex
(preBötC) gives rise to inspiratory neural rhythm, but its underlying cellular and ionic bases …

Brain oscillations are crucial for perception, memory, and behavior. Parvalbumin-expressing
(PV) interneurons are critical for these oscillations, but their population dynamics remain …

Phonation critically depends on precise controls of laryngeal muscles in coordination with
ongoing respiration. However, the neural mechanisms governing these processes remain …

Rodents explore their environment through coordinated orofacial motor actions, including
whisking. Whisking can free-run via an oscillator of inhibitory neurons in the medulla and …

The breathing rhythm serves as a reference that paces orofacial motor actions and
orchestrates active sensing. Past work has reported that pacing occurs solely at a fixed …

Animals interact with their environment through mechanically active, mobile sensors. The
efficient use of these sensory organs implies the ability to track their position; otherwise …