Motor Activated Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation as a Potential Neuromodulation Approach for Post-Stroke Motor Rehabilitation: A Pilot Study.
Bashar W BadranXiaolong PengBrenna Baker-VogelScott HutchisonPatricia FinettoKelly RisheAndrew FortuneEllen KitchensGeorgia H O'LearyAbigail ShortChristian FinettoMichelle L WoodburySteven A KautzPublished in: Neurorehabilitation and neural repair (2023)
This trial suggests stimulation timing likely matters, and that pairing taVNS with movements may be superior to an unpaired approach. Additionally, MAAVNS effect size is comparable to that of the implanted VNS approach.