Current efforts to characterize the neuronal mechanisms that underlie automatic breathing generally adopt a ‘minimalist’ approach. In this review, we survey three of the many neurochemicals that are known to be present in raphe neurons and may be involved in respiration. Specifically, we ask the question, ‘Is the minimalist approach consistent with the large number of neuronal types and neurochemicals found in respiratory centres?’
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Pilowsky, P.M. et al. (2008). Significance of Multiple Neurochemicals that Regulate Respiration. In: Poulin, M.J., Wilson, R.J.A. (eds) Integration in Respiratory Control. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 605. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-73693-8_47
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