[HTML][HTML] Novel therapeutic approaches for Alzheimer's disease: an updated review

TW Yu, HY Lane, CH Lin - International journal of molecular sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease and accounts for
most cases of dementia. The prevalence of AD has increased in the current rapidly aging …

[HTML][HTML] Safety of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS): A systematic review and meta-analysis

AY Kim, A Marduy, PS de Melo, AC Gianlorenco… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) has been investigated as a novel
neuromodulation tool. Although taVNS is generally considered safe with only mild and …

[HTML][HTML] A pilot randomized controlled trial of supervised, at-home, self-administered transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) to manage long COVID …

BW Badran, SM Huffman, M Dancy, CW Austelle… - Bioelectronic …, 2022 - Springer
Background Although the coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic has now impacted
the world for over two years, the persistent secondary neuropsychiatric effects are still not …

[HTML][HTML] A review of parameter settings for invasive and non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) applied in neurological and psychiatric disorders

SL Thompson, GH O'Leary, CW Austelle… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is an established form of neuromodulation with a long history
of promising applications. Earliest reports of VNS in the literature date to the late 1800's in …

Phasic, event-related transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation modifies behavioral, pupillary, and low-frequency oscillatory power responses

C Wienke, M Grueschow, A Haghikia… - Journal of …, 2023 - Soc Neuroscience
Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) has been proposed to activate
the locus ceruleus-noradrenaline (LC-NA) system. However, previous studies failed to find …

Does transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation affect vagally mediated heart rate variability? A living and interactive Bayesian meta‐analysis

V Wolf, A Kühnel, V Teckentrup, J Koenig… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Non‐invasive brain stimulation techniques, such as transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve
stimulation (taVNS), have considerable potential for clinical use. Beneficial effects of taVNS …

Stress and aging: A neurovisceral integration perspective

JF Thayer, M Mather, J Koenig - Psychophysiology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Darwin emphasized the intimate relationship between the brain and the heart over 150
years ago. Healthy aging is associated with significant changes in both the brain and the …

Short bursts of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation enhance evoked pupil dilation as a function of stimulation parameters

M D'Agostini, AM Burger, M Franssen, A Perkovic… - Cortex, 2023 - Elsevier
Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) is a neurostimulatory technique
hypothesised to enhance central noradrenaline. Currently, there is scarce evidence in …

Vagus nerve afferent stimulation: projection into the brain, reflexive physiological, perceptual, and behavioral responses, and clinical relevance

BR Komisaruk, E Frangos - Autonomic Neuroscience, 2022 - Elsevier
The afferent vagus nerves project to diverse neural networks within the brainstem and
forebrain, based on neuroanatomical, neurophysiological, and functional (fMRI) brain …

The effects of transcutaneous auricular vagal nerve stimulation on cognition in healthy individuals: A meta-analysis.

C Ridgewell, KJ Heaton, A Hildebrandt, J Couse… - …, 2021 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: Transcutaneous auricular vagal nerve stimulation (taVNS) may benefit cognition
in healthy adults but may differentially affect specific domains of cognitive function. Currently …