A novel transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation leads to brainstem and cerebral activations measured by functional MRI
Dietrich S, Smith J, Scherzinger C, Hofmann-Preiss K, Freitag T, Eisenkolb A, Ringler R
Biomedizinische Technik · 2008
Key finding
Auricular taVNS evoked fMRI activation in the brainstem (locus coeruleus, solitary tract region), thalamus and higher cortical and limbic areas in healthy volunteers.
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- Condition
- Neuroimaging
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
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Dietrich, S., Smith, J., Scherzinger, C., Hofmann-Preiss, K., Freitag, T., Eisenkolb, A., & Ringler, R. (2008). A novel transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation leads to brainstem and cerebral activations measured by functional MRI. Biomedizinische Technik.
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