Technical Note: Modulation of fMRI brainstem responses by transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation
Borgmann D, Rigoux L, Kuzmanovic B, Edwin Thanarajah S, Münte TF, Fenselau H, Tittgemeyer M
NeuroImage · 2021
Key finding
We found a significant response to acute taVNS stimulation, relative to the control condition, in downstream targets of vagal afferents, including the nucleus of the solitary tract, the substantia nigra, and the subthalamic nucleus.
- Condition
- Neuroimaging
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
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Cite this study
Borgmann, D., Rigoux, L., Kuzmanovic, B., Edwin Thanarajah, S., Münte, T. F., Fenselau, H., & Tittgemeyer, M. (2021). Technical Note: Modulation of fMRI brainstem responses by transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation. NeuroImage, 244, 118566. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.118566
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