Non-invasive Vagus nerve stimulation in healthy humans reduces sympathetic nerve activity

Brain Stimulation

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 871-877

  Clancy, Jennifer A ^a   Mary, David A ^a   Witte, Klaus K ^a   Greenwood, John P ^a   Deuchars, Susan A ^a   Deuchars, Jim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Neuromodulation; Sympathetic nervous system; Vagus nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; BREATHING RATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE SYMPATHETIC NERVE ACTIVITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROMODULATION; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC TONE; SYMPATHETIC TONE; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; VAGUS NERVE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY RATE; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; VAGUS NERVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84919496828     PISSN: 1935861X     EISSN: 18764754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2014.07.031     Document Type: Article

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