Electrical stimulation of the auricular vagus nerve (aVNS) is an emerging technology in the
field of bioelectronic medicine with applications in therapy. Modulation of the afferent vagus …

Brain diseases, including neurodegenerative, cerebrovascular and neuropsychiatric
diseases, have posed a deleterious threat to human health and brought a great burden to …

Highlights•The microbiome-gut-brain axis plays a crucial role in neurological disorders.•Gut
dysbiosis leads to increased inflammatory reactions in stroke, PD and AD.•Microbial …

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) has emerged as a therapy to treat a wide range of
neurological disorders, including epilepsy, depression, stroke, and tinnitus. Activation of …

Ischemic damage to the brain triggers substantial reorganization of spared areas and
pathways, which is associated with limited, spontaneous restoration of function. A better …

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is an established form of neuromodulation with a long history
of promising applications. Earliest reports of VNS in the literature date to the late 1800's in …

Stroke is a leading cause of disability worldwide, and in approximately 60% of individuals,
upper limb deficits persist 6 months after stroke. These deficits adversely affect the functional …

The vagus nerve plays an important role in maintaining physiological homeostasis, which
includes reflex pathways that regulate cardiac function. The link between vagus nerve …

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) paired with forelimb training drives robust, specific
reorganization of movement representations in the motor cortex. This effect is hypothesized …

Recovery from serious neurological injury requires substantial rewiring of neural circuits.
Precisely-timed electrical stimulation could be used to restore corrective feedback …