College of Veterinary Medicine
Bolser Lab
Led by Donald C Bolser · Physiological Sciences
What we study
The Bolser Lab studies how the nervous system controls cough and how antitussive drugs work. They use brain recordings to map cough-related neurons and test drug effects.
What working here is like
- Wet lab
- Projects
- 2
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Regulation of laryngeal and orofacial motor function during swallow
Investigating how the nervous system controls swallowing and coughing.
Central and Peripheral Regulation of Laryngeal Adduction
Exploring how the larynx moves during coughing and swallowing.
Summaries are written by AI in plain language from public symposium abstracts and may be imperfect.
Recent papers, explained
- Modeling insights into potential mechanisms of opioid-induced respiratory depression within medullary and pontine networks
2026 · Journal of Neurophysiology
Uses a brain model to explore how opioids slow breathing by changing nerve signals.
- Brainstem circuit operations regulating the mammalian respiratory network
2025 · Physiology
Analyzes brainstem nerve signals to understand breathing control in cats.
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- Respiration and Swallow in Pompe Disease: Results from a Neuromechanical Computational Model
2025 · Physiology
Models how glycogen buildup in Pompe disease weakens breathing and swallowing.
- Swallowing Differences in the Male and Female Cat
2025 · Physiology
Compares swallowing muscle activity between male and female cats.
- Effects of NMDAR Antagonists on Swallow and Laryngeal Adductor Reflex
2025 · Physiology
Examines how blocking nerve signals affects swallowing and laryngeal muscle activity in cats.
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