Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation Modulates the Prefrontal Cortex in Chronic Insomnia Patients: fMRI Study in the First Session
He JK, Jia BH, Wang Y, Li SY, Zhao B, Zhou ZG, Bi YZ, Wu MZ, Li L, Zhang JL, et al.
Frontiers in Neurology · 2022
Key finding
The scores of PSQI (p < 0.01) and FFS (p < 0.05) decreased after 4 weeks in the CI group.
- Condition
- Sleep
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
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Cite this study
He, J. K., Jia, B. H., Wang, Y., Li, S. Y., Zhao, B., Zhou, Z. G., Bi, Y. Z., Wu, M. Z., Li, L., Zhang, J. L., Fang, J. L., & Rong, P. J. (2022). Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation Modulates the Prefrontal Cortex in Chronic Insomnia Patients: fMRI Study in the First Session. Frontiers in Neurology, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2022.827749
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