This expert commentary reports the role exerted by cerebral cortex in the thermoregulation. Generally, the thermoregulation is described almost exclusively with the role of the hypothalamus, while the control exerted by other cerebral structures is not sufficiently underlined. Also the influences of cerebral cortex on body temperature are neglected. Indeed, a search on “PubMed” with the words “thermoregulation and cerebral cortex” reports only 261 articles, while the search of the words “thermoregulation and hypothalamus” produces 2485 papers. This commentary underlines especially the experimental evidences regarding the effects of functional decortication (obtained with cortical spreading depression) on thermogenic changes due to various conditions in different experimental models.
Thermoregulation: Role of Cerebral Cortex
MONDA, Marcellino;MESSINA G;CHIEFFI, Sergio;
2009
Abstract
This expert commentary reports the role exerted by cerebral cortex in the thermoregulation. Generally, the thermoregulation is described almost exclusively with the role of the hypothalamus, while the control exerted by other cerebral structures is not sufficiently underlined. Also the influences of cerebral cortex on body temperature are neglected. Indeed, a search on “PubMed” with the words “thermoregulation and cerebral cortex” reports only 261 articles, while the search of the words “thermoregulation and hypothalamus” produces 2485 papers. This commentary underlines especially the experimental evidences regarding the effects of functional decortication (obtained with cortical spreading depression) on thermogenic changes due to various conditions in different experimental models.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
