Efficacy of nGVS to improve postural stability in people with bilateral vestibulopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

R McLaren, PF Smith, RL Taylor, S Ravindran… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective Noisy galvanic vestibular stimulation (nGVS) has been used to boost vestibular
afferent information to the central nervous system. This has the potential to improve postural …

The promise of stochastic resonance in falls prevention

O White, J Babič, C Trenado, L Johannsen… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Multisensory integration is essential for maintenance of motor and cognitive abilities, thereby
ensuring normal function and personal autonomy. Balance control is challenged during …

Improving attention using wearables via haptic and multimodal rhythmic stimuli

NW Whitmore, S Chan, J Zhang, P Chwalek… - Proceedings of the CHI …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Rhythmic light, sound and haptic stimuli can improve cognition through neural entrainment
and by modifying autonomic nervous system function. However, the effects and user …

Noisy galvanic vestibular stimulation modulates spatial memory in young healthy adults

D Hilliard, S Passow, F Thurm, NW Schuck, A Garthe… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Hippocampal and striatal circuits play important roles in spatial navigation. These regions
integrate environmental information and receive intrinsic afferent inputs from the vestibular …

Scoping out noisy galvanic vestibular stimulation: a review of the parameters used to improve postural control

R McLaren, PF Smith, RL Taylor, IK Niazi… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Objective Noisy galvanic vestibular stimulation (nGVS) has been used to facilitate vestibular
function and improve gait and balance in people with poor postural control. The aim of this …

Effect of noisy galvanic vestibular stimulation in community-dwelling elderly people: a randomised controlled trial

Y Inukai, M Masaki, N Otsuru, K Saito… - … of neuroengineering and …, 2018 - Springer
Background Balance disorders are a risk factor for falls in the elderly. Although noisy
galvanic vestibular stimulation (nGVS) has been reported to improve balance in young …

No evidence for stochastic resonance effects on standing balance when applying noisy galvanic vestibular stimulation in young healthy adults

L Assländer, LS Giboin, M Gruber, R Schniepp… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Noisy galvanic vestibular stimulation (nGVS) at imperceptible levels has been shown to
reduce body sway. This reduction was commonly attributed to the mechanism of stochastic …

Low-intensity vestibular noise stimulation improves postural symptoms in progressive supranuclear palsy

M Wuehr, D Peto, UM Fietzek, S Katzdobler… - Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Background Postural imbalance and falls are an early disabling symptom in patients with
progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) of multifactorial origin that may involve abnormal …

Questioning the lasting effect of galvanic vestibular stimulation on postural control

M Nooristani, M Maheu, MS Houde, BA Bacon… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Noisy galvanic vestibular stimulation (nGVS) has been shown to enhance postural stability
during stimulation, and the enhancing effect has been observed to persist for several hours …

Galvanic vestibular stimulation produces cross-modal improvements in visual thresholds

JL Voros, SO Sherman, R Rise, A Kryuchkov… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background Stochastic resonance (SR) refers to a faint signal being enhanced with the
addition of white noise. Previous studies have found that vestibular perceptual thresholds …