vagus nerve stimulation

A Heart-Brain-Immune “Loop” Is Shown to Contribute to Heart Attack Damage and Suggests New Brain & Nervous System Targets for Intervention
A research team led by a recent BBRF Young Investigator has dissected a bi-directional pathway linking the brain, the nervous system, and the heart whose activation, they have shown experimentally,… Read More
Gut Organisms Impact the Ability to Extinguish Fear
Research in recent years has suggested linkages between the microbial content of the human gut and brain and behavior disorders. But results have widely been viewed as preliminary. Now, a team of… Read More
Over the course of a five-year study, patients with treatment-resistant depression who were treated with vagus nerve stimulation in addition to a usual care regimen of medication and therapy fared… Read More