Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation modulating the brain topological architecture of functional network in major depressive disorder: an fMRI study
Guo ZP, Liao D, Chen L, Wang C, Qu M, Lv XY, Fang JL, Liu CH
Brain Sciences · 2024
Key finding
Four weeks of taVNS increased global efficiency and decreased characteristic path length in functional brain networks of MDD patients, with changes in network topology correlating with depression score improvements.
- Condition
- Depression
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
- 19
Cite this study
Guo, Z. P., Liao, D., Chen, L., Wang, C., Qu, M., Lv, X. Y., Fang, J. L., & Liu, C. H. (2024). Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation modulating the brain topological architecture of functional network in major depressive disorder: an fMRI study. Brain Sciences, 14(9), 945. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci14090945
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