(1)Title
Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation Induced Parasympathetic Activation modulates experimental pain as assessed with the nociceptive withdrawal reflex11Table of Abbreviations HRV Heart rate variability LC Locus coeruleus NWR Nociceptive Withdrawal reflex NTS Nucleus tractus solitarius NWR Nociceptive withdrawal reflex
(2)Author’s name
Hirotake Yokota1, 2, *, Mutsuaki Edama1, 2, Yurika Kawanabe2, Ryo Hirabayashi1, 2, Chie Sekikne1, 2, Hiroshi Akuzawa1, 2, Tomonobu Ishigaki1, 2, Naofumi Otsuru1, 2, Kei Saito1, 2, Sho Kojima1, 2, Shota Miyaguchi1, 2, Hideaki Onishi1, 2
(3)institutional affiliation, city, state, and country in which the study was carried out
1 Institute for Human Movement and Medical Sciences, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata, Japan
2 Department of Physical Therapy, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata, Japan
Keywords: Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation, vagus afferent, nociceptive withdraw reflex, heart rate variability, LF/HF