Why the study?
Does voluntary underwater diving alter cardiorespiratory responses and activate specific brainstem neurons compared to swimming or control in rats?
Population
Trained rats
Comparison
Voluntary underwater diving vs Control rats and swimming rats (did not dive)
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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Extends rodent models of the diving reflex; leaves open translation to human cardiorespiratory control.
Does voluntary underwater diving alter cardiorespiratory responses and activate specific brainstem neurons compared to swimming or control in rats?
Voluntary diving in rats elicits distinct cardiorespiratory responses and activates specific brainstem nuclei compared to swimming, providing a neuroanatomical substrate for the mammalian diving response.
W. Michael Panneton (2012) studied this question.
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