The Effects of Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Functional Connectivity Within Semantic and Hippocampal Networks in Mild Cognitive Impairment
Murphy AJ, O'Neal AG, Cohen RA, Lamb DG, Porges EC, Bottari SA, Ho B, Trifilio E, DeKosky ST, Heilman KM, et al.
Neurotherapeutics · 2023
Key finding
Neuropathological data suggest that the locus coeruleus may be an early site of tau pathology in AD.
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- Condition
- Cognitive Function
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
- 25
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Murphy, A. J., O'Neal, A. G., Cohen, R. A., Lamb, D. G., Porges, E. C., Bottari, S. A., Ho, B., Trifilio, E., DeKosky, S. T., Heilman, K. M., & Williamson, J. B. (2023). The Effects of Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Functional Connectivity Within Semantic and Hippocampal Networks in Mild Cognitive Impairment. Neurotherapeutics, 20(2), 419-430. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13311-022-01318-4
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