ArticleJournal of experimental zoology. Part A, Ecological and integrative physiology2023
Nipple properties affect sensorimotor integration during bottle feeding in an infant pig model.
Article in Journal of experimental zoology. Part A, Ecological and integrative physiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- A ducted, biomimetic nipple replicates breastfeeding mechanics through ontogeny in an infant animal model.Pediatric research · 2026Article
- Regional Heterogeneity in the Electromyography Activity of Extrinsic Tongue Muscles Is Critical to Tongue Function.Integrative and comparative biology · 2025Article
- Evaluating the Impact of Nipple Design on Tongue Function in Infant Feeding Using a Dynamic Endocast.Integrative and comparative biology · 2025Article
- Mechanisms of Improving Feeding Function With Capsaicin Following Local Anesthesia in Infant Pigs.The Laryngoscope · 2025Article
- Fluid flow and feeding performance in infant mammals: evaluating the impact of nipple design.The Journal of experimental biology · 2025Article
- Infant pigs demonstrate motor adaptation across multiple physiologic functions during feeding in response to dynamic changes in milk flow rate.Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) · 2025Article
- Longitudinal Changes in Aerodigestive Responses to Varying Nipple Properties in Infant Pigs.Journal of experimental zoology. Part A, Ecological and integrative physiology · 2025Article
- The effects of simulated gastroesophageal reflux on infant pig oropharyngeal feeding physiology.American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Infant feeding is a critical neurological milestone in development defined by the coordination of muscles, peripheral nerves, and brainstem nuclei. In infants, milk flow rate is often limited to improve feeding performance without treating the underlying deficiencies in the sucking and swallowing processes. Modification of the neuromotor response via sensory information from the nipple during bottle feeding is an unexplored avenue for physiology-based interventions. In this study, we assessed how differences in nipple hole size and nipple stiffness affect sucking muscle activation and subsequent movement. We fabricated four bottle nipples of varying hole size and stiffness to determine how variation in nipple properties affects the sucking behavior of infant pigs. Our results demonstrate that sensory information from the nipple affects sucking motor output. Nipple hole sizes and stiffnesses with a larger milk flow rate resulted in greater muscle activity and kinematic movement. Additionally, our results suggest that sensorimotor interventions are better directed toward modulating tongue function rather than the mandible movements due to a greater response to sensory information. Understanding how sensory information influences infant feeding is instrumental in promoting effective infant feeding.
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