Hydrogel-based electrodes for selective cervical vagus nerve stimulation
Horn CC, Forssell M, Sciullo M, Harms JE, Fulton S, Mou C, Sun F, Simpson TW, Xiao G, Fisher LE, et al.
Journal of Neural Engineering · 2021
Key finding
changes in heart rate or blood pressure).Main results.This study demonstrates the potential for selective cervical VNS as a therapeutic approach for modulating distal nerve branches while reducing off target effects.Significance.This methodology could potentially be refined to treat gastrointesti...
- Condition
- Cancer Support
- Stimulation
- iVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
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Cite this study
Horn, C. C., Forssell, M., Sciullo, M., Harms, J. E., Fulton, S., Mou, C., Sun, F., Simpson, T. W., Xiao, G., Fisher, L. E., Bettinger, C., & Fedder, G. K. (2021). Hydrogel-based electrodes for selective cervical vagus nerve stimulation. Journal of Neural Engineering, 18(5), 055008. https://doi.org/10.1088/1741-2552/abf398
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