Cardiovascular Neuromodulation Laboratory
Understanding neural control of cardiovascular function.
We study how the nervous system regulates blood pressure and brain blood flow in health and neurological disease.
Research
Research areas
1
Neural Control of Blood Pressure
We study how neural reflexes and sympathetic activity work together to regulate blood pressure and circulation in humans.
2
Cardiovascular Instability in Neurological Disease
We investigate blood-pressure instability and autonomic cardiovascular problems associated with neurological conditions.
3
Neuromodulation and Precision Interventions
We examine device-based, physiological, pharmacological, and closed-loop approaches intended to restore or support cardiovascular control.
4
Cerebrovascular Function and Brain Health
We study how brain blood flow adapts to blood-pressure and metabolic changes, including pressure autoregulation during squat-to-stand and carbon-dioxide reactivity during RespirAct-controlled ramped hypercapnia.
5
Human Physiology Methods and Open Research Tools
We advance human experimentation, physiological signal analysis, reproducible methods, training, and accessible research tools.
What We Do
Microneurography and muscle sympathetic nerve activity
A specialized method for recording bursts of nerve traffic involved in blood-vessel control.
Beat-to-beat cardiovascular monitoring
Combines continuous blood-pressure and ECG recordings with pulse and ultrasound measurements.
Autonomic function testing
Shows how the autonomic nervous system adjusts heart rate and blood pressure during breathing, straining, and changes in posture.
Online tool
Stroop Go/No-Go Test
A private browser-based colour-response task with local results.
People
Laboratory director
Dr. Anthony Incognito
Assistant Professor and Laboratory Director
Dr. Anthony Incognito studies neural cardiovascular control, blood-pressure instability, neurological disease, and neuromodulation.