Five weeks of intermittent transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation shape neural networks: a machine learning approach
Obst MA, Al-Zubaidi A, Heldmann M, Nolde JM, Blümel N, Kannenberg S, Münte TF
Brain Imaging and Behavior · 2022
Key finding
We found a classification accuracy (CA) of 79 % in a subset of four brainstem regions suggesting that tVNS leads to lasting changes in brain networks.
- Condition
- Obesity
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
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Cite this study
Obst, M. A., Al-Zubaidi, A., Heldmann, M., Nolde, J. M., Blümel, N., Kannenberg, S., & Münte, T. F. (2022). Five weeks of intermittent transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation shape neural networks: a machine learning approach. Brain Imaging and Behavior, 16(3), 1217-1233. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11682-021-00572-y
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