Cerebral activation during vagus nerve stimulation: a functional MR study
Narayanan JT, Watts R, Haddad N, Labar DR, Li PM, Filippi CG
Epilepsia · 2002
Key finding
VNS-induced activation was detected in the thalami bilaterally (left more than right), insular cortices bilaterally, ipsilateral basal ganglia and postcentral gyri, right posterior superior temporal gyrus, and inferomedial occipital gyri (left more than right).
- Condition
- Neuroimaging
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
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Cite this study
Narayanan, J. T., Watts, R., Haddad, N., Labar, D. R., Li, P. M., & Filippi, C. G. (2002). Cerebral activation during vagus nerve stimulation: a functional MR study. Epilepsia, 43(12), 1509-1514. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1528-1157.2002.16102.x
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