[Effect of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation on functional connectivity in the related brain regions of patients with depression based on the resting-state fMRI]
Ma Y, Guo C, Sun J, Gao S, Luo Y, Chen Q, Hong Y, Zhang L, Cao J, Xiao X, et al.
Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion · 2023
Key finding
The scores of HAMD and HAMA in the depression group were all higher than those in the normal group (P<0.05).
- Condition
- Neuroimaging
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
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Cite this study
Ma, Y., Guo, C., Sun, J., Gao, S., Luo, Y., Chen, Q., Hong, Y., Zhang, L., Cao, J., Xiao, X., Rong, P., & Fang, J. (2023). [Effect of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation on functional connectivity in the related brain regions of patients with depression based on the resting-state fMRI]. Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion. https://doi.org/10.13703/j.0255-2930.20221007-k0002
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