Transcutaneous auricular vagal nerve stimulation (taVNS) might be a mechanism behind the analgesic effects of auricular acupuncture
Ancient Medicine Made Modern This is a retrospective study that explores the most commonly used ear acupuncture points and concludes that vagal nerve stimulation may...
Measuring Neuroplasticity After Single Acupuncture Treatment
Ancient Medicine Made Modern: Your Path to Resiliency and Long Life Neuroplasticity studies are relevant to stroke recovery and other neurological impairments. Acupuncture is commonly...
Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation to the Neck
Ancient Medicine Made Modern: Scientific Solutions for Remarkable Results Study showing that stimulation of the vagus nerve in the neck elicits the same brain activity...
Brain Scans Show Real Effect of Acupuncture
Studies Validate the Physiologic Effect of the Needles A report from The Guardian discussing recent findings showing that acupuncture works in a way distinct from...
effects of electroacupuncture to the trigeminal nerve area on the autonomic nervous system and cerebral blood flow in the prefrontal cortex.
Ancient Medicine Made Modern This fascinating study has implications not only for improving stress profiles by increasing vagal activity as measured by HRV, but also...
Auriculo Micro Testing of the Ear for Autonomic Activity
Ancient Medicine Made Modern: Scientific Solutions, Remarkable Results I copied a fair amount of this article because the methodology is of interesting to me because...
Modulation of brainstem activity and connectivity by respiratory-gated auricular vagal afferent nerve stimulation in migraine patients.
Ancient Medicine Made Modern: Scientific Solutions, Remarkable Results This study combines two key areas I’m interested in. One is using auricular vagal stimulation, and the...