Nick Musselwhite

Nick Musselwhite, Ph.D.

Instructional Assistant Professor

Department: Department of Neuroscience
Business Phone: (352) 627-9200
Business Email: nick.musselwhite@ufl.edu

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught
2023-2025
GMS6910 Supervised Research
2023-2024
GMS6705 Functional Human Neuroanatomy
2023-2025
GMS6007 Fundamentals of Neuroscience
2024-2025
GMS7795 Special Topics in Neuroscience
2024-2025
GMS6750 Molecular Pathobiology of Neural Disease
2024-2025
BMS6020 Clinical Neuroscience

Research Profile

Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID)

0000-0002-5116-8669

Areas of Interest
  • Airway Protection
  • Control of Breathing
  • Neurodegenerative diseases
  • Neuroplasticity
  • spinal cord injury

Publications

2023
The influence of CO2 on spatiotemporal features of mechanically induced cough in anesthetized cats
Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology. 307 [DOI] 10.1016/j.resp.2022.103964.
2022
Influence of intrathoracic vagotomy on the cough reflex in the anesthetized cat.
Respiratory physiology & neurobiology. 296 [DOI] 10.1016/j.resp.2021.103805. [PMID] 34678475.
2022
The role of neuronal excitation and inhibition in the pre-Bötzinger complex on the cough reflex in the cat.
Journal of neurophysiology. 127(1):267-278 [DOI] 10.1152/jn.00108.2021. [PMID] 34879205.
2021
Differential effects of acute cerebellectomy on cough in spontaneously breathing cats
PLOS ONE. 16(6) [DOI] 10.1371/journal.pone.0253060. [PMID] 34153070.
2020
Swallow Motor Pattern Is Modulated by Fixed or Stochastic Alterations in Afferent Feedback.
Frontiers in human neuroscience. 14 [DOI] 10.3389/fnhum.2020.00112. [PMID] 32327986.
2019
The Role of the Cerebellum in Control of Swallow: Evidence of Inspiratory Activity During Swallow.
Lung. 197(2):235-240 [DOI] 10.1007/s00408-018-00192-2. [PMID] 30680516.
2018
GABA-ergic neurotransmission in the nucleus of the solitary tract modulates cough in the cat.
Respiratory physiology & neurobiology. 257:100-106 [DOI] 10.1016/j.resp.2018.02.009. [PMID] 29474953.
2015
Suppression of Abdominal Motor Activity during Swallowing in Cats and Humans.
PloS one. 10(5) [DOI] 10.1371/journal.pone.0128245. [PMID] 26020240.

Grants

May 2024 ACTIVE
GATORAADE: Gators Advancing Through Opportunities in Research for Aging and Alzheimer's Disease Education
Role: Co-Investigator
Funding: NATL INST OF HLTH NIA

Education

PhD Veterinary Medical Sciences
2020 · University of Florida
BS Psychology
2012 · University of North Florida

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 627-9200
Emails:
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
PO Box 100144
GAINESVILLE FL 32610
Business Street:
1149 NEWELL DR
GAINESVILLE FL 32610

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