Effect of vagus nerve stimulation on attention and working memory in neuropsychiatric disorders: a systematic review

D Aniwattanapong, JJ List, N Ramakrishnan… - … : Technology at the …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background It has been suggested that vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) may enhance
attention and working memory. The neuromodulator effects of VNS are thought to activate …

Animal models for vagus nerve stimulation in epilepsy

M Aalbers, J Vles, S Klinkenberg, G Hoogland… - Experimental …, 2011 - Elsevier
Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is a moderately effective adjunctive treatment for patients
suffering from medically refractory epilepsy and is explored as a treatment option for several …

Development and characterization of a chronic implant mouse model for vagus nerve stimulation

IT Mughrabi, J Hickman, N Jayaprakash, D Thompson… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) suppresses inflammation and autoimmune diseases in
preclinical and clinical studies. The underlying molecular, neurological, and anatomical …

Vagal nerve stimulation triggers widespread responses and alters large-scale functional connectivity in the rat brain

J Cao, KH Lu, TL Powley, Z Liu - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is a therapy for epilepsy and depression. However, its
efficacy varies and its mechanism remains unclear. Prior studies have used functional …

Using neural biomarkers to personalize dosing of vagus nerve stimulation

A Berthon, L Wernisch, M Stoukidi, M Thornton… - Bioelectronic …, 2024 - Springer
Background Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is an established therapy for treating a variety of
chronic diseases, such as epilepsy, depression, obesity, and for stroke rehabilitation …

The interval between VNS-tone pairings determines the extent of cortical map plasticity

MS Borland, CT Engineer, WA Vrana, NA Moreno… - Neuroscience, 2018 - Elsevier
Repeatedly pairing vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) with a tone or movement drives highly
specific and long-lasting plasticity in auditory or motor cortex, respectively. Based on this …

Clinically-derived vagus nerve stimulation enhances cerebrospinal fluid penetrance

KP Cheng, SK Brodnick, SL Blanz, W Zeng, J Kegel… - Brain Stimulation, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is an FDA-approved neuromodulatory treatment
used in the clinic today for epilepsy, depression, and cluster headaches. Moreover …

Chronic cuffing of cervical vagus nerve inhibits efferent fiber integrity in rat model

JP Somann, GO Albors, KV Neihouser… - Journal of neural …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. Numerous studies of vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) have been published
showing it to be a potential treatment for chronic inflammation and other related diseases …

Vagus nerve stimulation for chronic major depressive disorder: 12-month outcomes in highly treatment-refractory patients

D Christmas, JD Steele, S Tolomeo, MS Eljamel… - Journal of affective …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background There are limited treatment options for patients with chronic, treatment-
refractory major depression who do not respond to routinely-available treatments. Vagus …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of vagus nerve stimulation on cardiorespiratory parameters during rest and exercise

DM Mulders, CC de Vos, I Vosman, MJAM van Putten - Seizure, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) has been successfully applied to reduce seizure
frequency in numerous patients with epilepsy. However, various side effects, including …