title: Neurophysiology of the esophagus.
abstract: The following, from the 12th OESO World Conference: Cancers of the Esophagus, includes commentaries on the methods and characteristics of esophageal afferents in humans; the pitfalls in characterization of mechanosensitive afferents; the sensitization of esophageal afferents in human studies; the brain source modeling in the understanding of the esophagus-brain axis; the use of evoked brain potentials in the esophagus; and measuring descending inhibition in animal and human studies.
authors.affiliation: Mech-Sense, Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.
authors.forename: Christina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brock
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brokjaer
authors.forename: Asbjørn Mohr
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Drewes
authors.forename: Adam D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Farmer
authors.forename: Jens Brøndum
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Frøkjaer
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gregersen
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lottrup
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004947:Esophagus / Q000294:innervation* / Q000502:physiology*; D005071:Evoked Potentials / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008465:Mechanoreceptors / Q000502:physiology; D009475:Neurons, Afferent / Q000502:physiology*; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology; D010297:Paris
keywords: OESO; descending inhibition; esophageal afferents; esophagus-brain axis; evoked brain potential; mechanosensitive; neurophysiology