# NIH Reporter #1F31HL182436-01

Cellular and circuit mechanisms of volitional breath-holding

**Recipient:** University of California, San Francisco

**Award Amount:** $43,101.00
**Ceiling:** $43,101.00

**Awarded:** June 15, 2026

**Identifier:** 1F31HL182436-01

The project uses a conditioned mouse breath-holding task and neural recording and manipulation methods to study how voluntary control can override automatic breathing.

### Description

Research project investigating the neural mechanisms behind learning and performing voluntary breath-holding, including the circuits involved in execution and the sensory signals involved in learning.

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