Application of Noninvasive Vagal Nerve Stimulation to Stress-Related Psychiatric Disorders
Bremner JD, Gurel NZ, Wittbrodt MT, Shandhi MH, Rapaport MH, Nye JA, Pearce BD, Vaccarino V, Shah AJ, Park J, et al.
Journal of Personalized Medicine · 2020
Key finding
This paper reviewed the physiology of the vagus nerve and its relevance to modulating the stress response in the context of application of nVNS to stress-related psychiatric disorders.
- Condition
- PTSD
- Stimulation
- iVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
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Cite this study
Bremner, J. D., Gurel, N. Z., Wittbrodt, M. T., Shandhi, M. H., Rapaport, M. H., Nye, J. A., Pearce, B. D., Vaccarino, V., Shah, A. J., Park, J., Bikson, M., & Inan, O. T. (2020). Application of Noninvasive Vagal Nerve Stimulation to Stress-Related Psychiatric Disorders. Journal of Personalized Medicine, 10(3), 119. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm10030119
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