CONICET | Buscador de Institutos y Recursos Humanos

Numerous studies have addressed the participation of the central nervous system in the physiologicalregulation of blood pressure and in the development and/or maintenance of hypertension. The centralnervous system plays a key role in the short-term regulation of blood pressure although recentinvestigations also support its participation in the long-term modulation. Diverse brain regions andareas like the rostral ventrolateral medulla, the nucleus of the solitary tract, the locus coeruleus,amygdala and hypothalamus are intimately involved in the control of cardiovascular activity.Nevertheless, little is known about the role of the olfactory bulb. This mini review summarizes currentknowledge regarding the participation of this telencephalic region in the regulation of cardiovascularactivity in physiological and pathophysiological conditions.