Dr. Michael F. LaFountaine is an autonomic nervous system physiologist who focuses on physiological adaptations that manifest through the neuroendocrine and cardiovascular systems in patient cohorts suffering from and living with the medical consequences of acute or chronic traumatic neurological injuries. Dr. LaFountaine explores this topic through active lines of research in human models of brain (e.g., concussion) and spinal cord injury. His research focuses on the elucidation of aberrant neurological and physiological processes with a goal of identifying novel approaches to understand, diagnose and treat the disorder.  The study outcome measures are obtained through the collection of biospecimen (e.g., urine, blood, buccal, saliva) and non-invasive measurements of biological signals (e.g., electrocardiogram, beat-to-beat blood pressure, cerebral blood flow) during quiescence and physical (e.g., aerobic exercise(s), movement, thermal, and vestibular) and cognitive provocations (e.g., mental stressors).