Left or right ear? A neuroimaging study using combined taVNS/fMRI to understand the interaction between ear stimulation target and lesion location in chronic stroke

Abstract

Laterality of taVNS relative to the lesion is a critical factor in optimizing taVNS in a stroke population, with ipsilesional stimulation providing largest direct brain activation and should be explored further when designing taVNS studies in neurorehabilitation.