Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is a technique that applies electrical current to nerves and muscles for the relief of pain. Before you ask, yes, some of these devices are FDA ...

Traditional vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) involves implanting a device that delivers electrical impulses directly ... assess ...

Patent No. 63,492,402, entitled “Method and Apparatus for Electrical Stimulation of the Vagus Nerve,” expands the claims and protection around the technology in advance of potential U.S. Food ...

For more than 1,500 years, nerves were thought to function through the action ... that movement was due to the external stimulation ('irritation') of the nerve. The decisive connection between ...

and the stimulation that is delivered to the vagus nerve sends electrical impulses to the brain. These impulses reach a region that is related to mood regulation. Complete remission of depression was ...

It controls breathing and heart function, including heart rate ... In epilepsy, direct electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve reduces the hyperexcitability of brain cells, reducing seizure ...

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS ... Each 15-minute session included 3000 electrical pulses at a frequency of 10 Hz. Some patients received a sham treatment where the device ...