Why is everyone talking about brain state?

AS Greene, C Horien, D Barson, D Scheinost… - Trends in …, 2023 - cell.com
The rapid and coordinated propagation of neural activity across the brain provides the
foundation for complex behavior and cognition. Technical advances across neuroscience …

Vagus nerve stimulation in brain diseases: Therapeutic applications and biological mechanisms

Y Wang, G Zhan, Z Cai, B Jiao, Y Zhao, S Li… - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Brain diseases, including neurodegenerative, cerebrovascular and neuropsychiatric
diseases, have posed a deleterious threat to human health and brought a great burden to …

[PDF][PDF] Vagus nerve stimulation drives selective circuit modulation through cholinergic reinforcement

S Bowles, J Hickman, X Peng, WR Williamson… - Neuron, 2022 - cell.com
Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is a neuromodulation therapy for a broad and expanding set
of neurologic conditions. However, the mechanism through which VNS influences central …

Noradrenergic modulation of rhythmic neural activity shapes selective attention

MJ Dahl, M Mather, M Werkle-Bergner - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2022 - cell.com
During moments involving selective attention, the thalamus orchestrates the preferential
processing of prioritized information by coordinating rhythmic neural activity within a …

When the locus coeruleus speaks up in sleep: recent insights, emerging perspectives

A Osorio-Forero, N Cherrad, L Banterle… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
For decades, numerous seminal studies have built our understanding of the locus coeruleus
(LC), the vertebrate brain's principal noradrenergic system. Containing a numerically small …

Non-invasive Vagus nerve stimulation in cerebral stroke: current status and future perspectives

L Li, D Wang, H Pan, L Huang, X Sun, C He… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Stroke poses a serious threat to human health and burdens both society and the healthcare
system. Standard rehabilitative therapies may not be effective in improving functions after …

[HTML][HTML] How to fail with paired VNS therapy

SA Hays, RL Rennaker II, MP Kilgard - Brain Stimulation, 2023 - Elsevier
Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) has gained enormous traction as a promising bioelectronic
therapy. In particular, the delivery of VNS paired with training to promote neural changes has …

[HTML][HTML] How is the norepinephrine system involved in the antiepileptic effects of vagus nerve stimulation?

A Berger, S Vespa, L Dricot, M Dumoulin… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) is an adjunctive treatment for patients suffering from
inoperable drug-resistant epilepsy. Although a complete understanding of the mediators …

Mechanisms for survival: vagal control of goal-directed behavior

V Teckentrup, NB Kroemer - Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 2023 - cell.com
Survival is a fundamental physiological drive, and neural circuits have evolved to prioritize
actions that meet the energy demands of the body. This fine-tuning of goal-directed actions …

[HTML][HTML] Rapid effects of vagus nerve stimulation on sensory processing through activation of neuromodulatory systems

C Rodenkirch, JB Carmel, Q Wang - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
After sensory information is encoded into neural signals at the periphery, it is processed
through multiple brain regions before perception occurs (ie, sensory processing). Recent …