Tag: transcutaneous vagal stimulation
Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation ameliorates cardiac abnormalities in chronically stressed rats
I’m unclear on the actual protocol in this study. I don’t know what alternate therapy means. They developed an animal model for chronic stress (always awful to contemplate) and then evaluated their cardiac markers and behavior. After two weeks of TVNS their markers and behavior improved. We saw a recent article on TaVNS and heart…
Read MoreThe Role of the Vagus Nerve in Fibromyalgia Syndrome
Patients with fibromyalgia often have low vagal activity and low Heart Rate Variability. Acupuncture and TAVNS can help. Review article The role of the vagus nerve in fibromyalgia syndrome Author links open overlay panelDaniel F.MartinsabFrederic J.F.ViseuxcdDaiana C.SalmabAnny Caroline AvelinoRibeiroaHelen Kassiana Lopesda SilvaaLynsey A.SeimeEdsel B.BittencourtfGianlucaBiancoghAri Ojeda OcampoMoréiWilliam R.ReedjkLeidianeMazzardo-Martinsl Show more Add to Mendeley Share Cite https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.10.021Get…
Read MoreVagus nerve stimulation boosts the drive to work for rewards
Not sure what to make of this study. But posting here because of the many and varied effects of the auricular branch of the vagus nerve. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-17344-9 Vagus nerve stimulation boosts the drive to work for rewards Monja P. Neuser, Vanessa Teckentrup, Anne Kühnel, Manfred Hallschmid, Martin Walter & Nils B. Kroemer Nature Communications volume 11,…
Read MoreBiomarkers for TAVNS
This article looks at various biomarkers for TAVNS and whether it actually stimulates the vagus nerve. Psychophysiology. 2020 Mar 23:e13571. doi: 10.1111/psyp.13571. [Epub ahead of print] Moving beyond belief: A narrative review of potential biomarkers for transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation. Burger AM1,2, D’Agostini M1, Verkuil B3, Van Diest I1. Author information 1 Health Psychology Research…
Read MoreNeural networks and the anti-inflammatory effect of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation in depression
Full article link here PDF hereTAVNS and antiinflammatory effect on depression 202012974_2020_Article_1732 Abstract Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) is a relatively non-invasive alternative treatment for patients suffering from major depressive disorder (MDD). It has been postulated that acupuncture may achieve its treatment effects on MDD through suppression of vagal nerve inflammatory responses. Our previous…
Read MoreAuricular Acupuncture and Vagal Regulation
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2012; 2012: 786839. Published online 2012 Nov 27. doi: 10.1155/2012/786839 PMCID: PMC3523683 PMID: 23304215 Auricular Acupuncture and Vagal Regulation Wei He, Xiaoyu Wang, Hong Shi, Hongyan Shang, Liang Li, Xianghong Jing,* and Bing Zhu* Author information Article notes Copyright and License information Disclaimer This article has been cited by other articles…
Read MoreClinical Data: TAVNS Transcutaneous Auricular Vagal Nerve Stimulation for Hypertension improves HRV
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″] [et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] TAVNS for Hypertension best at 100HZ This blog post discussed a new study by (friend of blog) Vitaly Napadow, that 100Hz stimulation to the cymba concha was better than other frequencies in lowering blood pressure. They did not look at HRV. Here is some data from a…
Read MoreTranscutaneous Auricular Vagal Nerve Stimulation Lowers Blood Pressure in Hypertensive Patients: Best at 100Hz
TAVNS for HBP Napadow A new paper by friend of blog Vitaly Napadow, which suggests that 100Hz is the best, if not only the only effective frequency for blood pressure reduction in respiration gated TAVNS , or RAVANS. They looked at 12 hypertensive women and saw reductions in both systolic and diastolic pressure with RAVANS…
Read MoreFrequency-dependent functional connectivity of the nucleus accumbens during continuous transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation in major depressive disorder
This is a nice study comparing sham to real Transcutaneous Auricular Vagal Nerve Stimulation to sham. I The electrode set up looks good since the real TAVNS is situated in cymba concha and meatus. This is from the Journal of Psychiatry Research, but done in the Institute of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese…
Read MoreVagus Nerve Stimulation Modulates Complexity of Heart Rate Variability Differently during Sleep and Wakefulness
This study is looking at direct vagal nerve stimulation in epilepsy patients. Complexity is increased by vagal nerve stimulation during sleep, but not during wakefulness. This is a confounding finding! HRV with vagal nerve stimulation, both direct and through transcutaneous vagal nerve stim, is really befuddling. Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2017 Oct-Dec; 20(4): 403–407. doi: 10.4103/aian.AIAN_148_17…
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