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Mayerl Lab
@mayerllab.bsky.social
Northern Arizona University, Department of Biological Sciences
Biomechanics, Physiology, Feeding, Locomotion
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Newest paper from the lab! Led by recent lab alum Maressa Kennedy, we utilized a novel nipple apparatus capable of modulating milk flow rate and stiffness to investigate the impact of multiple sensory inputs on suck-swallow-breathing coordination in an infant pig model. 🤖🐷🍼
doi.org/10.1152/japp...
September 14, 2025 at 11:09 PM
New paper out in Pediatric Research! We found that feeding in infant pigs raised on a ducted, biomimetic nipple more closely resembled the mechanics of breastfeeding, and that differences in nipple design impacted milk acquisition and overall feeding performance 🐷🍼
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
September 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Our new paper led by recent lab alumni Hannah Shideler and postdoc Elska Kaczmarek is out in ICB @sicbjournals.bsky.social! For the first time ever, we reconstructed the volume of the oral cavity during suckling, and found that nipple design impacts tongue function.
doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
August 18, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Our paper reviewing the neurophysiology of swallowing just came out! We detail 70 years of progress towards understanding neuromotor functioning in feeding, and highlight several emerging technologies for the future

Check it out at the link below -
journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10....
July 11, 2025 at 10:52 PM