Transcutaneous Auricular Vagal Nerve Stimulation and Disorders of Consciousness: A Hypothesis for Mechanisms of Action
Briand MM, Gosseries O, Staumont B, Laureys S, Thibaut A
Frontiers in Neurology · 2020
Key finding
Additionally, we suggest six different mechanisms of action: (1) Activation of the ascending reticular activating system; (2) Activation of the thalamus; (3) Re-establishment of the cortico-striatal-thalamic-cortical loop; (4) Promotion of negative connectivity between external and default mode n...
- Condition
- Disorders of Consciousness
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
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Cite this study
Briand, M. M., Gosseries, O., Staumont, B., Laureys, S., & Thibaut, A. (2020). Transcutaneous Auricular Vagal Nerve Stimulation and Disorders of Consciousness: A Hypothesis for Mechanisms of Action. Frontiers in Neurology, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2020.00933
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