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A Comprehensive Review of Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Depression
Author(s) -
Christopher W. Austelle,
Georgia H. O’Leary,
Sean Thompson,
Elise Gruber,
Alex T. Kahn,
Andrew Manett,
Baron Short,
Bashar W. Badran
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
neuromodulation technology at the neural interface
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.296
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1525-1403
pISSN - 1094-7159
DOI - 10.1111/ner.13528
Subject(s) - vagus nerve stimulation , medicine , epilepsy , brain stimulation , neuroimaging , depression (economics) , deep brain stimulation , psychiatry , neuroscience , vagus nerve , psychology , stimulation , disease , parkinson's disease , economics , macroeconomics
Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is reemerging as an exciting form of brain stimulation, due in part to the development of its noninvasive counterpart transcutaneous auricular VNS. As the field grows, it is important to understand where VNS emerged from, including its history and the studies that were conducted over the past four decades. Here, we offer a comprehensive review of the history of VNS in the treatment of major depression.

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