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Vagus Nerve Stimulation during rehabilitation improves recovery of motor function in rats.

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Vagus Nerve Stimulation during rehabilitation triples the number of neural connections.

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Vagus Nerve Stimulation during stroke rehabilitation is safe and improves recovery.

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Vagus Nerve Stimulation during tone presentation reduced tinnitus severity and pathological neural activity in rats and in people.

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Vagus Nerve Stimulation during exposure therapy eliminated fear, hypervigilance, avoidance, and asocial behavior in a rat model of PTSD.

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A next-generation nerve stimulator is now available for testing in patients.

The device on the left is:

  • 50x smaller
  • Battery-free
  • Wireless
  • MRI compatible
  • Programmable

Sivaji, Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 2019

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VNS increases the key molecules that promote synaptic plasticity, including:

Metaanalysis confirms that VNS + rehab promotes motor recovery over rehab alone.

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Metaanalysis confirms that VNS + rehab promotes PTSD recovery over rehab alone.

Comparison graph illustrating the growing interest of VNS with rehab