Tag: TaVNS
Modulation of vagal tone (TaVNS) enhances gastroduodenal motility and reduces somatic pain sensitivity.
full text here Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2016 Apr;28(4):592-8. Modulation of vagal tone enhances gastroduodenal motility and reduces somatic pain sensitivity. Frøkjaer JB1,2, Bergmann S1,2, Brock C3,4, Madzak A1, Farmer AD3,5,6, Ellrich J7, Drewes AM2,3. Author information Abstract BACKGROUND: The parasympathetic nervous system, whose main neural substrate is the vagus nerve, exerts a fundamental antinociceptive role…
Read MoreAuricular vagus nerve stimulation (TaVNS) and HRV
This study finds that auricular vagus nerve stimulation (which I am currently studying in the clinic along with hrv) leads to improved hrv. I haven’t found that consistently at all. At least not yet… Brain Stimul. 2014 Nov-Dec;7(6):871-7. doi: 10.1016/j.brs.2014.07.031. Epub 2014 Jul 16. Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation in healthy humans reduces sympathetic nerve activity….
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