Image Credit: alexkich/Shutterstock.com A recent Science study found that communication between the hepatic vagal afferent nerve (HVAN) and the brain influences circadian eating patterns.

Projects focus on: 1) How the cytokine signal reaches the brain to alter neural activity. The major theme is that cytokines can activate peripheral afferent nerves such as the vagus, thereby ...

Afferent fibres travel with the parasympathetic, sympathetic and somatic nerves. The recent discovery of the sensory properties of the urothelium has triggered an intensive investigation into the ...