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h-index: 54
Works: 391
Citations: 11K

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Catheter-Based Renal Denervation: 9-Year Follow-Up Data on Safety and Blood Pressure Reduction in Patients With Resistant Hypertension
G. Sesa-Ashton, J. Nolde, Ida Muente, R. Carnagarin +10 more
2023HYPERTENSION65 citations Open access
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Structure and Functions of the Vagus Nerve in Mammals
Matteo M. Ottaviani, V. Macefield
2022Comprehensive Physiology54 citations
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Quantification of cardiac and respiratory modulation of axonal activity in the human vagus nerve
Mikaela Patros, M. M. Ottaviani, L. Wright, T. Dawood +1 more
2022Journal of Physiology38 citations
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Long-Term Blood Pressure Reductions Following Catheter-Based Renal Denervation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
G. Sesa-Ashton, J. Nolde, Ida Muente, R. Carnagarin +7 more
2024HYPERTENSION36 citations
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Stimulation of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex modulates muscle sympathetic nerve activity and blood pressure in humans
G. Sesa-Ashton, Rebecca Wong, Brendan McCarthy, Sudipta Datta +3 more
2022Cerebral Cortex Communications30 citations Open access
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Be still my heart: Cardiac regulation as a mode of uncertainty reduction
Andrew W. Corcoran, V. Macefield, Jakob Hohwy
2021Psychonomic Bulletin & Review30 citations Open access
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Brain activity changes associated with pain perception variability.
L. Crawford, E. Mills, N. Meylakh, P. Macey +2 more
2022Cerebral Cortex24 citations
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Sympathetic and Vagal Nerve Activity in COPD: Pathophysiology, Presumed Determinants and Underappreciated Therapeutic Potential
J. Spiesshoefer, B. Regmi, M. M. Ottaviani, F. Kahles +5 more
2022Frontiers in Physiology24 citations Open access
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Acute Exposure to Diesel Exhaust Increases Muscle Sympathetic Nerve Activity in Humans
G. Rankin, Mikael Kabéle, Rachael Brown, V. Macefield +2 more
2021Journal of the American Heart Association : Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease24 citations Open access
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Alterations in pain processing circuitries in episodic migraine
Tiffani J. Mungoven, Kasia K. Marciszewski, V. Macefield, P. Macey +2 more
2021The Journal of Headache and Pain24 citations Open access
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The insular cortex, autonomic asymmetry and cardiovascular control: looking at the right side of stroke
M. A. P. Fontes, L. dos Santos Machado, Ana Clara Rocha Viana, M. Cruz +6 more
2024Clinical Autonomic Research22 citations
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Function and biochemistry of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex during placebo analgesia: how the certainty of prior experiences shapes endogenous pain relief
L. Crawford, E. Mills, A. Peek, V. Macefield +2 more
2023Cerebral Cortex21 citations Open access
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Treating heart failure by targeting the vagus nerve
F. Gentile, Giulia Orlando, S. Montuoro, Y. F. Ferrari Chen +4 more
2024Heart Failure Reviews20 citations Open access
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Altered cardiac structure and function is related to seizure frequency in a rat model of chronic acquired temporal lobe epilepsy.
Kim L. Powell, Zi-Ning Liu, C. Curl, A. Raaijmakers +9 more
2021Neurobiology of Disease19 citations Open access
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Firing properties of single axons with cardiac rhythmicity in the human cervical vagus nerve
David G. S. Farmer, Mikaela Patros, Matteo M. Ottaviani, T. Dawood +7 more
2024Journal of Physiology18 citations Open access
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The association between sleep duration and muscle sympathetic nerve activity
Bryan W S Tai, T. Dawood, V. Macefield, Stephanie R. Yiallourou
2023Clinical Autonomic Research18 citations Open access
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Detailed organisation of the human midbrain periaqueductal grey revealed using ultra-high field magnetic resonance imaging
Fernando A. Tinoco Mendoza, Timothy E. S. Hughes, Rebecca V. Robertson, L. Crawford +5 more
2022NeuroImage18 citations Open access
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Somatotopic organization of brainstem analgesic circuitry.
L. Crawford, Fernando A. Tinoco Mendoza, Rebecca V. Robertson, N. Meylakh +6 more
2025Science17 citations
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Cross-talk between microbiota–gut–brain axis and blood pressure regulation
Malindi Welathanthree, Damien J. Keating, V. Macefield, Daniela Carnevale +2 more
2025Clinical science17 citations Open access
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Top-down control of vestibular inputs by the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
Brendan McCarthy, Sudipta Datta, G. Sesa-Ashton, Rebecca Wong +3 more
2023Experimental Brain Research17 citations Open access
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The role of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in control of skin sympathetic nerve activity in humans
Rebecca Wong, G. Sesa-Ashton, Sudipta Datta, Brendan McCarthy +3 more
2023Cerebral Cortex17 citations Open access
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Regional hypothalamic, amygdala, and midbrain periaqueductal gray matter recruitment during acute pain in awake humans: A 7-Tesla functional magnetic resonance imaging study
Rebecca V. Robertson, L. Crawford, N. Meylakh, P. Macey +3 more
2022NeuroImage17 citations Open access
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The role of the dorsomedial and ventromedial hypothalamus in regulating behaviorally coupled and resting autonomic drive.
L. Henderson, V. Macefield
2021Handbook of Clinical Neurology16 citations
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Altered Corticobrainstem Connectivity during Spontaneous Fluctuations in Pain Intensity in Painful Trigeminal Neuropathy
N. Meylakh, L. Crawford, E. Mills, V. Macefield +4 more
2024eNeuro14 citations Open access
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Stimulus-independent and stimulus-dependent neural networks underpin placebo analgesia responsiveness in humans
L. Crawford, N. Meylakh, P. Macey, V. Macefield +2 more
2023Communications Biology14 citations Open access
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Measurement of stress-induced sympathetic nervous activity using multi-wavelength PPG
Radhagayathri K. Udhayakumar, Saifur Rahman, Dilpreet Buxi, V. Macefield +3 more
2023Royal Society Open Science13 citations Open access
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Brain and cardiovascular-related changes are associated with aging, hypertension, and atrial fibrillation
Dong-Jin Rim, L. Henderson, V. Macefield
2022Clinical Autonomic Research12 citations Open access
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ELECTRICAL STIMULATION OF THE DORSOLATERAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX INHIBITS VESTIBULAR SIGNALLING IN HUMANS: A BOLD FMRI STUDY.
Brendan McCarthy, Donggyu Rim, G. Sesa-Ashton, Lewis S. Crawford +3 more
2025Brain Stimulation11 citations Open access
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The physiology, anatomy and stimulation of the vagus nerve in epilepsy
Mikaela Patros, Shobi Sivathamboo, Hugh D. Simpson, Terence J. O'Brien +1 more
2025Journal of Physiology10 citations Open access
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First‐in‐human microelectrode recordings from the vagus nerve during clinical vagus nerve stimulation
Mikaela Patros, David G. S. Farmer, Kegan J. Moneghetti, Matteo M. Ottaviani +4 more
2024Epilepsia Open9 citations Open access
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The autonomic nervous system: Time for a conceptual reframing?
A. Barboi, V. Macefield
2025Journal of Physiology7 citations Open access
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The Central Network Involved in the Processing of Vestibular Inputs and the Generation of Vestibulosympathetic Reflexes Controlling Blood Pressure in Humans
Brendan McCarthy, Luke A. Henderson, V. Macefield
2023Comprehensive Physiology7 citations
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Effects of hyperventilation length on muscle sympathetic nerve activity in healthy humans simulating periodic breathing
J. Spiesshoefer, A. Giannoni, C. Borrelli, P. Sciarrone +10 more
2022Frontiers in Physiology7 citations Open access
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Cellular and molecular characterisation of the peripheral immune environment in migraine
J. A. O’Brien, Benjamin Heng, Seong Beom Ahn, Ananda Staats-Pires +10 more
2025PAIN Reports6 citations Open access
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Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Movement Disorders, from Principles to a Systematic Review of Evidence
F. Proietti, M. Ottaviani, Elisabetta Burchi, G. Vivacqua +6 more
2025Movement Disorders6 citations Open access
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Differential control of sympathetic outflow to muscle and skin during physical and cognitive stressors
Brendan McCarthy, Sudipta Datta, G. Sesa-Ashton, Rebecca Wong +2 more
2024Clinical Autonomic Research6 citations Open access
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Salt sensitivity risk derived from nocturnal dipping and 24-h heart rate predicts long-term blood pressure reduction following renal denervation
G. Sesa-Ashton, R. Carnagarin, J. Nolde, Ida Muente +10 more
2024Journal of Hypertension6 citations
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Firing properties of muscle spindle afferents in the intrinsic foot muscles and tactile afferents from the sole of the foot during upright stance
T. Knellwolf, Alexander R. Burton, Elie Hamman, V. Macefield
2025Experimental Physiology5 citations Open access
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Photoplethysmography as a noninvasive surrogate for microneurography in measuring stress-induced sympathetic nervous activation - A machine learning approach
Saifur Rahman, Radhagayathri K. Udhayakumar, David Kaplan, Brendan McCarthy +6 more
2024Comput. Biol. Medicine5 citations Open access
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Differential activation of lateral parabrachial nuclei and their limbic projections during head compared with body pain: A 7-Tesla functional magnetic resonance imaging study
Rebecca V. Robertson, N. Meylakh, L. Crawford, Fernando A. Tinoco Mendoza +4 more
2024NeuroImage5 citations Open access
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Baroreflex sensitivity during rest and pressor challenges in obstructive sleep apnea patients with and without CPAP
A. Pal, F. Martínez, R. Chatterjee, Ravi S. Aysola +4 more
2022Sleep Medicine5 citations Open access
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The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex as a potential target for electrical stimulation in the treatment of vestibular‐based nausea
Brendan McCarthy, Erin J. Howden, V. Macefield
2026Journal of Physiology4 citations Open access
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Differential brainstem circuits mediating conditioned pain modulation induced analgesia and hyperalgesia: A cross-sectional, ultra-high field functional magnetic resonance imaging study.
Ashleigh H. Wake, L. Crawford, N. Meylakh, Alister Ramachandran +6 more
2026Journal of Pain4 citations Open access
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Microelectrode recordings from the human cervical vagus nerve during maximal breath‐holds
V. Macefield, A. R. Bain, Matthew I Badour, M. Kumrić +4 more
2025Experimental Physiology4 citations Open access
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Tracing Human Sympathetic Cardiovascular Control Mechanism in the Brain
V. Macefield, L. A. Henderson
2025Current Hypertension Reports4 citations
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Conditioned Pain Modulation, Placebo and Offset Analgesia: Rates of Behavioural Expression of Inhibitory, Nonresponse and Facilitatory Pain Modulatory Effects
L. Crawford, Ashleigh H. Wake, Rebecca V. Robertson, Allan Peng +7 more
2025European Journal of Pain4 citations Open access
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Risk of bradycardia and asystole during microelectrode recordings from the human vagus nerve
Mikaela Patros, David G. S. Farmer, Matteo M. Ottaviani, T. Dawood +8 more
2024Clinical Autonomic Research4 citations
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Sensorimotor control in the congenital absence of functional muscle spindles
V. Macefield, Lyndon J Smith, L. Norcliffe-Kaufmann, J. Palma +1 more
2023Experimental Physiology4 citations Open access
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Electrical stimulation of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex modulates muscle sympathetic nerve activity and blood pressure.
Joe Braun, Mariya Patel, Luke A. Henderson, T. Dawood +1 more
2023Cerebral Cortex4 citations
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How Tactile Afferents in the Human Fingerpad Encode Tangential Torques Associated with Manipulation: Are Monkeys Better than Us?
Alastair J. Loutit, H. Wheat, Heba Khamis, R. Vickery +2 more
2023Journal of Neuroscience4 citations Open access
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