Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) decreases heart rate acutely in neonatal rats

• Melanie W. Gail,
• Catrina Sims-Robinson,
• Heather Boger,
• Adviye Ergul,
• Rupak Mukherjee,
• Dorothea D. Jenkins,
• Mark S. George

Affiliations

Melanie W. Gail

Corresponding author.; Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Neuroscience, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA

Catrina Sims-Robinson

Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Neuroscience, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA; Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Neurology, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA; Ralph H Johnson VA Health Care System (VAHCS), Charleston, SC, 29401, USA

Heather Boger

Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Neuroscience, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA

Adviye Ergul

Ralph H Johnson VA Health Care System (VAHCS), Charleston, SC, 29401, USA; Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA

Rupak Mukherjee

Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Neuroscience, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA; Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Surgery, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA; Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Pediatrics, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA

Dorothea D. Jenkins

Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Pediatrics, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA

Mark S. George

Ralph H Johnson VA Health Care System (VAHCS), Charleston, SC, 29401, USA; Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Psychiatry, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA