This volume covers the latest research and development in the areas of Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) as it relates to bioelectronic medicine from neonate to adult. The chapters in this book cover topics such as invasive and non-invasive VNS including methodological considerations (study design, stimulation parameters, and use of heart rate variability metrics); mechanisms of action (automatic regulation and immune plasticity); and disorders where VNS approaches may be therapeutic (migraine and cluster headaches, mood disorders, trauma-related disorders, and language learning). In the Neuromethods series style, chapters include the kind of detail and key advice from the specialists needed to get successful results in your laboratory.

Comprehensive and thorough, Vagus Nerve Stimulation is a valuable resource for both novice and expert preclinical and clinical scientists, clinicians, physicians, and scholars who are interested in learning more about this exciting and developing field.

Includes cutting-edge methods and protocols Provides step-by-step detail essential for reproducible results Contains key notes and implementation advice from the experts

Inhalt
Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Peripheral Targets.- Vagal Nerve Stimulation Through the Lens of the Polyvagal Theory: Recruiting Neurophysiological Mechanisms to Dampen Threat Reactions and Promote Homeostatic Functions.- Heart Rate Variability as a Biomarker for Electrical Vagus Nerve Stimulation.- Vagus Nerve Manipulation and Microglial Plasticity in the Prenatal Brain.- Neonatal Sepsis is Diminished by Cervical Vagus Nerve Stimulation and Tracked Non-Invasively by ECG: A Pilot Report and Dataset in the Piglet Model.- Cognitive Enhancement through Vagus Nerve Stimulation: Methodological Considerations for Behavioral Studies in Rats.- Better Mood through Vagus Nerve Stimulation.- Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation in Trauma Spectrum Psychiatric Disorders.- Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Migraine and Cluster Headaches.- Vagus Nerve Stimulation and Language Learning.