Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation modulates amygdala functional connectivity in patients with depression
Liu J, Fang J, Wang Z, Rong P, Hong Y, Fan Y, Wang X, Park J, Jin Y, Liu C, et al.
Journal of Affective Disorders · 2016
Key finding
One month of taVNS significantly reduced 24-item HAMD versus sham, accompanied by increased amygdala-dorsolateral prefrontal connectivity correlating with symptom improvement.
- Condition
- Depression
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
- 49
Cite this study
Liu, J., Fang, J., Wang, Z., Rong, P., Hong, Y., Fan, Y., Wang, X., Park, J., Jin, Y., Liu, C., Zhu, B., & Kong, J. (2016). Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation modulates amygdala functional connectivity in patients with depression. Journal of Affective Disorders, 205, 319-326. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2016.08.003
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