Do the psychological effects of vagus nerve stimulation partially mediate vagal pain modulation?
There is preclinical and clinical evidence that vagus nerve stimulation modulates both pain and mood state. Mechanistic studies show brainstem circuitry involved in pain modulation by vagus nerve stimulation, but little is known about possible indirect descending effects of altered mood state on pai...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-01-01
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| Series: | Neurobiology of Pain |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452073X17300041 |