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 …

The cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway is the efferent arm of the inflammatory reflex, a
neural circuit through which the CNS can modulate peripheral immune responses. Signals …

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

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 …

Background and Purpose—Recent animal studies demonstrate that vagus nerve stimulation
(VNS) paired with movement induces movement-specific plasticity in motor cortex and …

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 …

Background and Purpose—Chronic impairment of the arm and hand is a common
consequence of stroke. Animal and human studies indicate that brief bursts of vagus nerve …

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 …

Stroke is one of the leading causes of long-term disability. Advanced technological solutions
(" neurotechnologies") exploiting robotic systems and electrodes that stimulate the nervous …