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The Data

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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