Kaitlin E. Carson

Kaitlin E. Carson studies how brain and brainstem circuits control digestion, appetite, and blood flow, with particular attention to how a high-fat diet during pregnancy and early life affects these systems later on. Much of the work focuses on the vagus nerve pathways connecting the gut and brain, and on brainstem regions that regulate stomach function, food intake, and blood supply to key regulatory centers. This research is largely based on animal models and uses imaging and neurophysiology techniques to examine changes in signaling molecules like oxytocin, GABA, and glutamate.

Publication output grew from none before 2020 to a peak of around 4 papers per year in 2022–2023, with a slight decline in 2024–2025, suggesting a generally active but recently stabilizing or slightly slowing output.

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