From pupil to the brain: New insights for studying cortical plasticity through pupillometry

A Viglione, R Mazziotti, T Pizzorusso - Frontiers in neural circuits, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Pupil size variations have been associated with changes in brain activity patterns related
with specific cognitive factors, such as arousal, attention, and mental effort. The locus …

Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation: a new strategy for Alzheimer's disease intervention through the brain-gut-microbiota axis?

L Yan, H Li, Y Qian, J Zhang, S Cong… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) is an emerging non-invasive technique
designed to stimulate branches of the vagus nerve distributed over the body surface. Studies …

Chronic adolescent stress increases exploratory behavior but does not change the acute stress response in adult male C57BL/6 mice

O Sturman, L von Ziegler, M Privitera, R Waag, S Duss… - bioRxiv, 2021 - biorxiv.org
Chronic stress exposure in adolescence can lead to a lasting change in stress
responsiveness later in life and is associated with increased mental health issues in …