INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE EFFECTS OF ELECTRICAL STIMULATION OF THE VAGUS NERVE ON NOREPINEPHRINE IN THE CORTEX AND HIPPOCAMPUS OF EXPERIMENTALLY BRAIN INJURED AND UNINJURED RATS
The vagus nerve is the principal pathway by which autonomic sensory information is carried from the periphery to the CNS where it influences the activity of a numerous structures including the locus coeruleus. Electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve has been demonstrated to enhance performance i...
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2013
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