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Determining whether sympathetic nervous activity influences cerebral blood velocity at rest: a novel approach

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Acknowledgements

We would like to thank the participants of this study for the time and willingness to volunteer for this research study.

Funding

This study was supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Discovery Grants (CDS, NSERC-RGPIN-06637; GMF, NSERC-RGPIN-05205; TAD, NSERC-RGPIN-04915). CDS is funded by a Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (HSFC) Joint National and Alberta New Investigator Award (HSFC NNIA Steinback), and MHD is funded by an HSFC Joint National and Alberta Improving Hearth Health for Women New Investigator Award (HSFC NNIA Davenport). MMT was supported by a NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship.

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  1. Neurovascular Health Lab, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport and Recreation, University of Alberta, 1-059A Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Research Innovation, 8602-112 St, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2E1, Canada

    Michael M. Tymko, Brittany A. Matenchuk, Normand G. Boulé, Margie H. Davenport & Craig D. Steinback

  2. The Division of BioMedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Canada

    Graham M. Fraser

  3. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, Mount Royal University, Calgary, AB, Canada

    Trevor A. Day

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MMT, GMF, and CDS conceived and designed the research study; GMF developed the custom analysis software and analyzed the data. MMT prepared the figures, and drafted the manuscript with CDS. All authors helped with data collection and data interpretation, and edited and approved the final version of the manuscript.

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Tymko, M.M., Fraser, G.M., Matenchuk, B.A. et al. Determining whether sympathetic nervous activity influences cerebral blood velocity at rest: a novel approach. Clin Auton Res 30, 357–359 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10286-020-00692-3

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