Office and Lab Space

The Human Neurovascular Control Laboratory is located at Lambert Fieldhouse (room 08A), Purdue University West Lafayette Campus, and counts on a 1009 sq.-ft research space that includes two major areas: (1) an office (157 sq.-ft) and (2) a dedicated research laboratory (857 sq.-ft). The Human Neurovascular Control Laboratory provides access to an exceptional array of state-of-the-art equipment that addresses multiple aspects of integrative neurovascular function in humans.

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Research Techniques

(1)        Microneurography – Equipment that allows the direct recordings of muscular (MSNA) and skin (SSNA) sympathetic nerve outflow in awake humans.

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(2)        Ultrasonography – Two high-resolution ultrasound systems for assessing human vascular – peripheral and brain – and cardiac function. The lab also counts on a system that allows real-time transference of vessel diameter and blood velocity to the ADInstruments data acquisition system.

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(3)        RespirAct – MRI-compatible, computer-controlled gas blender for the precise control of partial pressures of carbon dioxide and oxygen for consistent and repeatable stimuli for assessing human vascular, hemodynamic, and neural reactivity to fluctuations in arterial blood gases.

(4)        ADInstruments acquisition system – Integrated system to register beat-by-beat cardiovascular, breath-by-breathy respiratory, and neuromuscular responses in resting and stressful environmental situations.

(5) In-bed cycle ergometer

(6) MRI-pneumatic rapid cuff inflation system