Have you ever missed a meal, maybe two. But your brain still keeps working, doesn't it. It still keeps getting the glucose it needs to think. Without this sustained blood glucose regulation during fasting, our body can go into a hypoglycemic shock that can be fatal. What regulates such important network.
Manqi Wang and her colleagues investigated the role of autonomous nervous system during prolonged starvation. They interestingly found that the reflex pathways plays an important role. Surprisingly, they see that the system is highly plastic and changes network strengths based on physiological demands. To learn more, please listen to Manqi!
For more information, please refer to:
Fasting induces a form of autonomic synaptic plasticity that prevents hypoglycemia.
Wang et al., PNAS 113.21 (2016): E3029-E3038.
Manqi Wang and her colleagues investigated the role of autonomous nervous system during prolonged starvation. They interestingly found that the reflex pathways plays an important role. Surprisingly, they see that the system is highly plastic and changes network strengths based on physiological demands. To learn more, please listen to Manqi!
For more information, please refer to:
Fasting induces a form of autonomic synaptic plasticity that prevents hypoglycemia.
Wang et al., PNAS 113.21 (2016): E3029-E3038.
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