The influence of respiration on brainstem and cardiovagal response to auricular vagus nerve stimulation: A multimodal ultrahigh-field (7T) fMRI study
Sclocco R, Garcia RG, Kettner NW, Isenburg K, Fisher HP, Hubbard CS, Ay I, Polimeni JR, Goldstein J, Makris N, et al.
Brain Stimulation · 2019
Key finding
Using 7T fMRI, exhalation-gated auricular taVNS produced stronger nucleus tractus solitarius and brainstem activation and greater cardiovagal modulation than inhalation-gated stimulation.
- Condition
- Neuroimaging
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
- 16
Cite this study
Sclocco, R., Garcia, R. G., Kettner, N. W., Isenburg, K., Fisher, H. P., Hubbard, C. S., Ay, I., Polimeni, J. R., Goldstein, J., Makris, N., Toschi, N., Barbieri, R., & Napadow, V. (2019). The influence of respiration on brainstem and cardiovagal response to auricular vagus nerve stimulation: A multimodal ultrahigh-field (7T) fMRI study. Brain Stimulation, 12(4), 911-921. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2019.02.003
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