APPW2025

Oranizers :Nozomu Nakamura (Department of Integrative physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Hyogo Medical University) and Tadachika Koganezawa (Department of Neurophysiology, Division of Biomedical Science, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba)

This symposium will pursuit an understanding of normalization of body function centering breathing and circulation, and investigate brain-body axis to embody allostasis. Allostasis is the ability of dynamic adaptation to regulate homeostasis, in which the human body anticipates and adjusts its energy use according to environmental demands. Recent studies have demonstrated that breathing and heartbeats play an important role in maintaining functions of the brain and body in response to homeostatic balances. In this symposium, we focus on breathing and circulation as allostasis, and discuss about respiration and circulation that can be key factors for regulating the activity of neural networks and hormonal (immune) networks regarding brain-body interactions. This symposium would encourage us to comprehend the significance of allostasis of respiration and circulation, and to promote an understanding of the integration of distinct fields, including respiratory physiology, endocrinology, immunology, and neuroscience.