Altered functional connectivity of the thalamus in patients with insomnia disorder after transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation therapy

The pathogenesis of insomnia is related to the dysfunction of the thalamus. Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) has proved to be effective in treating insomnia. However, whether taVNS alleviates insomnia through modulating thalamus-related functional connectivity remains unclear...

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Main Authors: Bin Zhao, Yanzhi Bi, Yong Chen, Jinling Zhang, Shuai Zhang, Dongshu Zhang, Peijing Rong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2023.1164869/full