The modulation effects of repeated transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation on the functional connectivity of key brainstem regions along the vagus nerve pathway in migraine patients

BackgroundPrevious studies have shown a significant response to acute transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) in regions of the vagus nerve pathway, including the nucleus tractus solitarius (NTS), raphe nucleus (RN) and locus coeruleus (LC) in both healthy human participants and migraine pati...

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Main Authors: Yiting Huang, Yue Zhang, Sierra Hodges, Hui Li, Zhaoxian Yan, Xian Liu, Xiaoyan Hou, Weicui Chen, Thalia Chai-Zhang, Jian Kong, Bo Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnmol.2023.1160006/full