Breathing in waves: Understanding respiratory-brain coupling as a gradient of predictive oscillations

TY - JOUR

T1 - Breathing in waves

T2 - Understanding respiratory-brain coupling as a gradient of predictive oscillations

AU - Brændholt, Malthe

AU - Kluger, Daniel S.

AU - Varga, Somogy

AU - Heck, Detlef H.

AU - Gross, Joachim

AU - Allen, Micah G.

PY - 2023/9

Y1 - 2023/9

N2 - Breathing plays a crucial role in shaping perceptual and cognitive processes by regulating the strength and synchronisation of neural oscillations. Numerous studies have demonstrated that respiratory rhythms govern a wide range of behavioural effects across cognitive, affective, and perceptual domains. Additionally, respiratory-modulated brain oscillations have been observed in various mammalian models and across diverse frequency spectra. However, a comprehensive framework to elucidate these disparate phenomena remains elusive. In this review, we synthesise existing findings to propose a neural gradient of respiratory-modulated brain oscillations and examine recent computational models of neural oscillations to map this gradient onto a hierarchical cascade of precision-weighted prediction errors. By deciphering the computational mechanisms underlying respiratory control of these processes, we can potentially uncover new pathways for understanding the link between respiratory-brain coupling and psychiatric disorders.

AB - Breathing plays a crucial role in shaping perceptual and cognitive processes by regulating the strength and synchronisation of neural oscillations. Numerous studies have demonstrated that respiratory rhythms govern a wide range of behavioural effects across cognitive, affective, and perceptual domains. Additionally, respiratory-modulated brain oscillations have been observed in various mammalian models and across diverse frequency spectra. However, a comprehensive framework to elucidate these disparate phenomena remains elusive. In this review, we synthesise existing findings to propose a neural gradient of respiratory-modulated brain oscillations and examine recent computational models of neural oscillations to map this gradient onto a hierarchical cascade of precision-weighted prediction errors. By deciphering the computational mechanisms underlying respiratory control of these processes, we can potentially uncover new pathways for understanding the link between respiratory-brain coupling and psychiatric disorders.

KW - Cognition

KW - Mental health

KW - Neural oscillation

KW - Predictive coding

KW - Respiration

KW - Brain

KW - Animals

KW - Brain Waves/physiology

KW - Humans

KW - Mental Disorders

KW - Mammals

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85162093658&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105262

DO - 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105262

M3 - Review

C2 - 37271298

AN - SCOPUS:85162093658

SN - 0149-7634

VL - 152

JO - Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

JF - Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

M1 - 105262

ER -