Researcher · Evidence Profile
Mark S. George
Mark S. George appears on 18 studies of vagus nerve stimulation catalogued in our evidence database, with a focus on Depression, Neuroimaging, Anxiety.
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The studies
18 studies · strongest evidence firstVagus nerve stimulation in treatment-resistant depression: A one-year, randomized, sham-controlled trial
Conway et al. · Brain stimulation · 2025
RCTsDepressiontaVNSEffects of vagus nerve stimulation on daily function and quality of life in markedly treatment-resistant major depression: Findings from a one-year, randomized, sham-controlled trial
Rush et al. · Brain stimulation · 2025
RCTsDepressiontaVNSTranscutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation Attenuates Early Increases in Heart Rate Associated With the Cold Pressor Test
Austelle et al. · Neuromodulation · 2024 · n = 24
RCTsAnxietytaVNSA pilot randomized controlled trial of supervised, at-home, self-administered transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) to manage long COVID symptoms
Badran et al. · Bioelectronic medicine · 2022
RCTsDepressiontaVNSVagus nerve stimulation for treatment-resistant depression: a randomized, controlled acute phase trial
Rush et al. · Biological Psychiatry · 2005 · n = 235
RCTsDepressioniVNSA pilot study of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) for treatment-resistant anxiety disorders
George et al. · Brain Stimulation · 2008 · n = 11
controlled trialsAnxietyiVNSBrain stimulation for the treatment of psychiatric disorders
George et al. · Current opinion in psychiatry · 2007
controlled trialsSchizophreniatcVNSVagus nerve stimulation (VNS) synchronized BOLD fMRI suggests that VNS in depressed adults has frequency/dose dependent effects
Lomarev et al. · Journal of psychiatric research · 2002
controlled trialsNeuroimagingtaVNSVagus nerve stimulation (VNS) for treatment-resistant depressions: a multicenter study
Rush et al. · Biological psychiatry · 2000 · n = 30
controlled trialsDepressioniVNSDurability of the benefit of vagus nerve stimulation in markedly treatment-resistant major depression: a RECOVER trial report
Conway et al. · The international journal of neuropsychopharmacology · 2026 · n = 493
observational studiesDepressioniVNSPrognostic and Prescriptive Predictors of Treatment Response to Adjunctive VNS Therapy in Major Depressive Disorder: A RECOVER Trial Report
Aaronson et al. · The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry · 2025 · n = 493
observational studiesDepressioniVNSA one-year comparison of vagus nerve stimulation with treatment as usual for treatment-resistant depression
George et al. · Biological psychiatry · 2005 · n = 329
observational studiesDepressioniVNSEffects of 12 months of vagus nerve stimulation in treatment-resistant depression: a naturalistic study
Rush et al. · Biological psychiatry · 2005 · n = 205
observational studiesDepressioniVNSTwo-year outcome of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) for treatment of major depressive episodes
Nahas et al. · The Journal of clinical psychiatry · 2005 · n = 59
observational studiesDepressioniVNSVagus nerve stimulation (VNS) for major depressive episodes: one year outcomes
Marangell et al. · Biological psychiatry · 2002 · n = 30
observational studiesDepressioniVNSThe evolution of neuromodulation for chronic stroke: From neuroplasticity mechanisms to brain-computer interfaces
Saway et al. · Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2024
narrative reviewsNeuroplasticityiVNSNeurophysiologic effects of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) via electrical stimulation of the tragus: A concurrent taVNS/fMRI study and review
Badran et al. · Brain stimulation · 2018
narrative reviewsNeuroimagingtaVNSA review of functional neuroimaging studies of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS)
Chae et al. · Journal of psychiatric research · 2003
narrative reviewsNeuroimagingtaVNS