School of Electrical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
Biomed Phys Eng Express. 2021 Oct 13;7(6). doi: 10.1088/2057-1976/ac2c54.
. Electrical stimulation of the auricular vagus nerve is a non-invasive neuromodulation technique that has been used for various conditions, including depression, epilepsy, headaches, and cerebral ischemia. However, unwanted non-vagal nerve stimulations can occur because of diffused stimulations. The objective of this study is to develop a region-specific non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) technique using the millimeter wave (MMW) as a stimulus for the auricular branch of the vagus nerve (ABVN).. A numerical simulation was conducted to ascertain whether the MMW could excite the ABVN in the human outer-ear with a millimeter-scale spatial resolution. Additionally, MMW-induced neuronal responses in seven mice were evaluated. Transcutaneous auricular VNS (ta-VNS) was applied to the cymba conchae innervated by the AVBN using a 60-GHz continuous wave (CW). As a control, the auricle's exterior margin was stimulated and referred to as transcutaneous auricular non-vagus nerve stimulation (ta-nonVNS). During stimulation, the local field potential (LFP) in the nucleus tractus solitarii (NTS), an afferent vagal projection site, was recorded simultaneously.. The ta-VNS with a stimulus level of 13 dBm showed a significant increase in the LFP power in the NTS. The mean increases in power (n = 7) in the gamma high and gamma very high bands were 8.6 ± 2.0% and 18.2 ± 5.9%, respectively. However, the ta-nonVNS with a stimulus level of 13 dBm showed a significant decrease in the LFP power in the NTS. The mean decreases in power in the beta and gamma low bands were 11.0 ± 4.4% and 10.8 ± 2.8%, respectively. These findings suggested that MMW stimulation clearly induced a different response according to the presence of ABVN.. Selective auricular VNS is feasible using the MMW. This study provides the basis for the development of a new clinical treatment option using the stimulation of the ta-VNS with a square millimeter spatial resolution.
. 电刺激耳迷走神经是一种非侵入性神经调节技术,已用于治疗多种疾病,包括抑郁症、癫痫、头痛和脑缺血。然而,由于扩散刺激,可能会发生不必要的非迷走神经刺激。本研究旨在开发一种使用毫米波(MMW)作为刺激耳迷走神经(ABVN)的耳甲支的区域特异性非侵入性迷走神经刺激(VNS)技术。进行了数值模拟,以确定 MMW 是否可以在人体外耳中以毫米级空间分辨率激发 ABVN。此外,评估了 MMW 诱导的 7 只小鼠中的神经元反应。使用 60GHz 连续波(CW)将经皮耳迷走神经刺激(ta-VNS)施加到由 ABVN 支配的耳甲腔。作为对照,刺激耳廓的外部边缘,称为经皮耳非迷走神经刺激(ta-nonVNS)。在刺激过程中,同时记录传入迷走神经投射部位孤束核(NTS)中的局部场电位(LFP)。在 ta-VNS 刺激水平为 13dBm 时,NTS 中的 LFP 功率明显增加。γ高带和γ超高带的平均功率增加(n=7)分别为 8.6±2.0%和 18.2±5.9%。然而,在 ta-nonVNS 刺激水平为 13dBm 时,NTS 中的 LFP 功率明显降低。β带和γ低带的平均功率降低分别为 11.0±4.4%和 10.8±2.8%。这些发现表明,MMW 刺激根据 ABVN 的存在明显引起了不同的反应。使用 MMW 可以进行选择性耳甲迷走神经刺激。本研究为使用 ta-VNS 刺激提供了新的临床治疗选择的基础,其刺激具有平方毫米的空间分辨率。
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