A review of parameter settings for invasive and non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) applied in neurological and psychiatric disorders

SL Thompson, GH O'Leary, CW Austelle… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Minimum spanning tree analysis of brain networks: A systematic review of network size effects, sensitivity for neuropsychiatric pathology, and disorder specificity

N Blomsma, B de Rooy, F Gerritse… - Network …, 2022 - direct.mit.edu
Brain network characteristics' potential to serve as a neurological and psychiatric pathology
biomarker has been hampered by the so-called thresholding problem. The minimum …

A comparison between scalp-and source-reconstructed EEG networks

M Lai, M Demuru, A Hillebrand, M Fraschini - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
EEG can be used to characterise functional networks using a variety of connectivity (FC)
metrics. Unlike EEG source reconstruction, scalp analysis does not allow to make inferences …

[HTML][HTML] Graph analysis of EEG resting state functional networks in dyslexic readers

GF González, MJW Van der Molen, G Žarić… - Clinical …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective Neuroimaging research suggested a mixed pattern of functional connectivity
abnormalities in developmental dyslexia. We examined differences in the topological …

Neuromodulation of OCD: A review of invasive and non-invasive methods

A Kammen, J Cavaleri, J Lam, AC Frank… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Early research into neural correlates of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) has focused
on individual components, several network-based models have emerged from more recent …

Responders to vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) in refractory epilepsy have reduced interictal cortical synchronicity on scalp EEG

C Bodin, S Aubert, G Daquin, R Carron, D Scavarda… - Epilepsy Research, 2015 - Elsevier
EEG desynchronization has been proposed to be an important mechanism for antiepileptic
effect of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) but has never been clearly documented in human …

The effectiveness of vagus nerve stimulation in drug-resistant epilepsy correlates with vagus nerve stimulation-induced electroencephalography desynchronization

A Sangare, A Marchi, E Pruvost-Robieux… - Brain …, 2020 - liebertpub.com
Introduction: VNS is an adjunctive neuromodulation therapy for patients with drug-refractory
epilepsy. The antiseizure effect of VNS is thought to be related to a diffuse modulation of …

Biomarkers of seizure response to vagus nerve stimulation: a sco** review

AM Workewych, ON Arski, K Mithani, GM Ibrahim - Epilepsia, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Although vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is a common procedure, seizure outcomes are
heterogeneous, with few available means to preoperatively identify the ideal surgical …

The role of the gut–brain axis in alcohol use disorders

J Gorky, J Schwaber - Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Neuroimmune and inflammatory processes have been locally associated with the amygdala
in alcohol exposure and withdrawal. We and others have suggested that this inflammation in …

Vagus nerve stimulation modulating the directed brain network of patients with drug-resistant epilepsy

M Chen, K Guo, Y Ding, W Liu, R Yu, L Zhang… - … Signal Processing and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) has been suggested to be an effective method for regulating
seizures in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy. This study aims to investigate the effects of …