Evaluation of the Modulation Effects Evoked by Different Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation Frequencies Along the Central Vagus Nerve Pathway in Migraine: A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study
Sacca V, Zhang Y, Cao J, Li H, Yan Z, Ye Y, Hou X, McDonald CM, Todorova N, Kong J, et al.
Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface · 2023
Key finding
An fMRI study found different taVNS frequencies (1 Hz vs 20 Hz) produce distinct connectivity changes in vagal and pain-related brain circuits in migraine.
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- Condition
- Migraine
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
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Sacca, V., Zhang, Y., Cao, J., Li, H., Yan, Z., Ye, Y., Hou, X., McDonald, C. M., Todorova, N., Kong, J., & Liu, B. (2023). Evaluation of the Modulation Effects Evoked by Different Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation Frequencies Along the Central Vagus Nerve Pathway in Migraine: A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study. Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface, 26(3), 620-628. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurom.2022.08.459
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