Vagus nerve stimulation showed adjunctive antidepressant effect in chronic treatment resistant depression, even though available studies rarely exceed 2-year follow up. We report a naturalistic 5 ...

Summary: New research reveals that the vagus nerve, which helps regulate appetite, interacts with socio-economic status to influence eating behavior. In a chocolate tasting study, participants from ...

Listen to Story They worked out the cerebral architecture in a tissue sample The tissue sample was the size of a grain of sand It has over 200,000 cells including roughly 84,000 nerve cells ...

The Machine Intelligence from Cortical Networks (MICrONS) Project has built the most detailed wiring diagram of a mammalian brain to date. Today, scientists published the scientific findings (see ...

PORTLAND, Maine — The vagus nerve and its function are most likely not discussed in daily conversation. However, the nerve is connected to everything from our chest to our stomach and can really ...

Background: Stroke is a major global health concern, imposing significant medical and social burdens. Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), an emerging neuromodulation technology, has shown potential in the ...

The Vivistim® Paired Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) System is an FDA-approved technology designed to help stroke survivors regain movement in their upper extremities by delivering mild ...

The idea behind it is simple. A gentle pulse stimulates the vagus nerve, which plays a key role in managing stress, mood and focus. The intensity can be adjusted with a handheld control ...