The array of end organ innervations of the vagus nerve, coupled with increased basic
science evidence, has led to vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) being explored as a …

Pathological alterations to the locus coeruleus, the major source of noradrenaline in the
brain, are histologically evident in early stages of neurodegenerative diseases. Novel MRI …

Objective/Hypothesis Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is an established therapy for drug-
resistant epilepsy, depression, and a number of other disorders. Transcutaneous stimulation …

The locus coeruleus‐noradrenergic (LC–NA) neuromodulatory system has been implicated
in a broad array of cognitive processes, yet scope for investigating this system's function in …

Background Electrical stimulation of the auricular branch of the vagus nerve (ABVN) via
transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) may influence afferent vagal …

Memory is essential in defining our identity by guiding behavior based on past experiences.
However, aging leads to declining memory, disrupting older adult's lives. Memories are …

Mood, motivation, attention, and arousal are behavioral states having a profound impact on
cognition. Behavioral states are mediated though the peripheral nervous system and …

Decision-makers often arrive at different choices when faced with repeated presentations of
the same evidence. Variability of behavior is commonly attributed to noise in the brain's …

Abstract Models of cognitive function typically focus on the cerebral cortex and hence
overlook functional links to subcortical structures. This view does not consider the role of the …

This paper studies the cognitive processes that enable decision makers to switch between
exploitation and exploration. We use functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in a …