Noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation and the trigeminal autonomic reflex: An fMRI study
Möller M, Mehnert J, Schroeder CF, May A
Neurology · 2020
Key finding
nVNS prompted an increase in activation of the left pontine nucleus and a decreased activation of the right parahippocampal gyrus.
- Condition
- Neuroimaging
- Stimulation
- iVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
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Cite this study
Möller, M., Mehnert, J., Schroeder, C. F., & May, A. (2020). Noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation and the trigeminal autonomic reflex: An fMRI study. Neurology, 94(10). https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000008865
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