Welcome to my world!! I guess I’m so used to seeing the connection between stress, immunity, and the physical body, that I’m surprised that it’s still in question. This is the original PNAS paper. Some excerpts from the interview:
Detailed study on electrode placement and stimulation parameters. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2020 Mar 20. doi: 10.1109/TBME.2020.2982271. [Epub ahead of print] Sensitivity Study of Neuronal Excitation and Cathodal Blocking Thresholds of Myelinated Axons for Percutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation. Van
A reminder that we still don’t know what the hell is going on
Brain Stimul. 2019 May – Jun;12(3):635-642. doi: 10.1016/j.brs.2018.12.224. Epub 2018 Dec 14. The neuromodulatory and hormonal effects of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation as evidenced by salivary alpha amylase, salivary cortisol, pupil diameter, and the P3 event-related potential. Warren CM1, Tona
This article looks at various biomarkers for TAVNS and whether it actually stimulates the vagus nerve. Psychophysiology. 2020 Mar 23:e13571. doi: 10.1111/psyp.13571. [Epub ahead of print] Moving beyond belief: A narrative review of potential biomarkers for transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32147148-effects-of-stress-on-itch/ Effects of Stress on Itch Rachel Shireen Golpanian 1 , Hei Sung Kim 2 , Gil Yosipovitch 3 Affiliations PMID: 32147148 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2020.01.025 Abstract Purpose: Psychological stress and ensuing modulation of the immune and nervous systems can have a significant impact
I think it reads better using “gender” not “sex”. But the conclusion is interesting nonetheless. I didn’t realize that depression and other mental conditions were more correlated with heart disease in women than men. I’m glad they included HFnorm values,
Brain Stimul. 2020 Mar – Apr;13(2):470-473. doi: 10.1016/j.brs.2019.12.018. Epub 2019 Dec 18. Non-invasive stimulation of vagal afferents reduces gastric frequency. PDF here–>Effect of TAVNS on Gastric emptying 2020PIIS1935861X19304899 Teckentrup V1, Neubert S2, Santiago JCP3, Hallschmid M3, Walter M4, Kroemer NB5.
Complicated system of feedback for implanted vagus nerve stimulators. Posted for the record. PLoS One. 2017 Oct 27;12(10):e0186068. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0186068. eCollection 2017. A novel controller based on state-transition models for closed-loop vagus nerve stimulation: Application to heart rate regulation. Romero-Ugalde
If this is a repeat post on this article, my apologies, but I couldn’t seem to find it in the archive so am reposting. Full article here Pain. 2017 Aug;158(8):1461-1472. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000930. Modulation of brainstem activity and connectivity by respiratory-gated
