Auricular transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation improves memory persistence in naïve mice and in an intellectual disability mouse model
Author(s) -
Anna VázquezOliver,
Cecilia Brambilla-Pisoni,
Mikel Domingo-Gainza,
Rafaël Maldonado,
Antoni Ivorra,
Andrés Ozaita
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
brain stimulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.685
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1935-861X
pISSN - 1876-4754
DOI - 10.1016/j.brs.2019.12.024
Subject(s) - vagus nerve stimulation , persistence (discontinuity) , stimulation , neuroscience , medicine , vagus nerve , psychology , geotechnical engineering , engineering
Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) using non-invasive approaches have attracted great attention due to their anti-epileptic, anti-depressive and pro-cognitive effects. It has been proposed that auricular transcutaneous VNS (atVNS) could benefit intellectual disability disorders, but preclinical data supporting this idea is limited.
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