Neuroscience: Boosting the brain

Angela Sirigu; Michel Desmurget

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2021.04.007

Neuroscience: Boosting the brain

Curr Biol. 2021 May 24;31(10):R476-R478. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.04.007.

Authors

Angela Sirigu¹, Michel Desmurget²

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience Marc Jeannerod, CNRS / UMR 5229, 69500 Bron, France; Université Claude Bernard, Etablissement 1 Lyon, 69100 Villeurbanne, France; iMIND Center of Excellence for Autism, Le Vinatier Hospital, Bron, France. Electronic address: sirigu@isc.cnrs.fr.
² Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience Marc Jeannerod, CNRS / UMR 5229, 69500 Bron, France; Université Claude Bernard, Etablissement 1 Lyon, 69100 Villeurbanne, France.

PMID: 34033769
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.04.007

Abstract

A therapeutic effect of vagus nerve stimulation has been reported for a wide range of neurological, medical and psychiatric conditions. New research provides evidence that this effect results from extensive increase of physiological arousal and brain activation.

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MeSH terms

Brain
Neurosciences*
Vagus Nerve
Vagus Nerve Stimulation*