Effects of vagus nerve stimulation on pupillary function

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 455-459

  Desbeaumes Jodoin, Véronique ^a,b   Lespérance, Paul ^b   Nguyen, Dang K ^b   Fournier Gosselin, Marie Pierre ^b   Richer, Francois ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE L UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Locus coeruleus; Neuromodulation; Pupillary light reflex; Pupillography

Indexed keywords

NICOTINIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA PROCESSING; DEPRESSION; DRUG RESISTANT EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOCUS CERULEUS; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; PUPIL; PUPILLOGRAPHY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VAGUS NERVE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLINKING; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; EPILEPSY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLINKING; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUPIL; REACTION TIME; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84948748272     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: 18727697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2015.10.001     Document Type: Article

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