CNS BOLD fMRI effects of sham-controlled transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in the left outer auditory canal - a pilot study
Kraus T, Kiess O, Hösl K, Terekhin P, Kornhuber J, Forster C
Brain Stimulation · 2013
Key finding
Sham-controlled auricular stimulation modulated BOLD signal in brainstem, prefrontal and limbic regions, with stimulation site (canal vs earlobe) producing distinct central activation patterns.
- Condition
- Neuroimaging
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
- 16
Cite this study
Kraus, T., Kiess, O., Hösl, K., Terekhin, P., Kornhuber, J., & Forster, C. (2013). CNS BOLD fMRI effects of sham-controlled transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in the left outer auditory canal - a pilot study. Brain Stimulation.
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