The Autonomic Brain: An Activation Likelihood Estimation Meta-Analysis for Central Processing of Autonomic Function

The autonomic nervous system (ANS) is of paramount importance for daily life. Its regulatory action on respiratory, cardiovascular, digestive, endocrine, and many other systems is controlled by a number of structures in the CNS. While the majority of these nuclei and cortices have been identified in animal models, neuroimaging studies have recently begun to shed light on central autonomic processing in humans. In this study, we used activation likelihood estimation to conduct a meta-analysis of human neuroimaging experiments evaluating central autonomic processing to localize (1) cortical and subcortical areas involved in autonomic processing, (2) potential subsystems for the sympathetic and parasympathetic…

• DF
  Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

  Awards: BE4677/1-1, BE4677/1-
• NI
  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
• NC
  National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

  Awards: P01-AT006663, R01-AT004714