The normality of the neurons determines the frequency of breathing in mice.

Researchers found a new type of brain cell in mice that linked breathing frequency to alertness.
destroying these neurons can make mice very calm, which may explain why deep breathing, such as yoga or meditation, makes us feel relaxed.
study was published March 31 in the journal Science.
Kevin Yackle of the University of California, San Francisco, called these brain cells "resting neurons."
researchers identified the cells in different mouse brain cells using existing databases of gene activity.
important to adjust neurons because they are the only cells in the back of the brain that produce two special proteins.
only 350 of these neurons in the brains of mice, located in the brain region that controls breathing.
researchers found that the cells were connected to a region of the brain next to them that controls alertness.
researchers genetically modified three mice to use a drug to kill moistur neurons in the brains of mice without affecting other brain cells.
these neurons are destroyed, the mice breathe more slowly, they explore and sniff less, and spend more time dressing up and becoming "extremely calm."
the normal effect of these neurons may be to make sure that mice breathe faster when they are more active to increase their alertness.
the same mechanism in the human body, breathing reseeding can make these neurons inactive and therefore reduce stress.
relaxation therapies like yoga and meditation require deliberately reducing breathing speed.
also recommends deep breathing to combat anxiety and panic.
Farias, of the University of Coventry in the UK, hopes the findings will encourage research into relaxation techniques.
: "Deep breathing is a very effective way to calm people down.
it worked very quickly.
the study was too dangerous for humans to inadvertently destroy neurons that are important for respiratory control, with fatal consequences.
, however, because respiratory control neurons produce proteins that are different from other cells in the brain that control breathing, we may be able to design drugs that only reduce their activity.
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