Dysautonomia, POTS & the Central Autonomic Network
“The central autonomic network is composed of interconnected brain regions that integrate visceral sensory input with cognitive, emotional, and motor information in order to generate appropriately timed autonomic responses. Dysfunction of this network results not from weakness of autonomic output, but from impaired coordination, integration, and modulation of autonomic activity.”
— Benarroch, E. E., Mayo Clinic Proceedings