Translating Thought into Blood Flow in the Brain: Capillaries as Sensors of Neural Activity
NIH Director's Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series
The Nelson laboratory ’ s research interests include elucidating the mechanisms by which cerebral blood flow is controlled to meet the diverse and ever-changing demands of active neurons and how these mechanisms are disrupted in small vessel disease (SVD) — a major cause of stroke and dementia. Dr. Nelson and colleagues have unraveled many of the major mechanisms that control cerebrovascular function, including the discovery of local calcium signals ( “ sparks ” ), which counter-intuitively oppose vasoconstriction. They have recently shown that brain capillaries ac...
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