Method to enhance neural tissue operation
AssigneeCerbomed GmbH
InventorsStefan Dietrich, Christoph Beck
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for modulation, augmentation and/or stimulation of neural tissue and/or neural tissue related functionality with stimulating neural tissue and/or neural tissue related functionality with stimuli by which neural activity related local perfusion changes, electro-neuro-chemical, biochemical, neural modulative or neuroplastical responses and/or alterations in ‘metabolism supply lines-neural tissue’ interaction processes in vertebrates can be triggered and/or influenced.
Claims19
A method for modulation, augmentation and/or stimulation of neural tissue and/or neural tissue related functionality, comprising:
- attaching to the skin of the ear of a patient an acrylic electrode array housing including a sterling silver stimulation electrode and a reference electrode connected with carbon fibre wires to a stand-alone electrical nerve stimulator;
- applying electrical stimuli transdermally at the pinna, wherein a monophasic-modified rectangle impulse with a pulse width of 250 ms, electrical current amplitude between 4 mA and 8 mA stimulation frequency of 25 Hz is used;
- wherein the electrical stimuli applied transdermally at the pinna stimulate the Ramus auricularis Nervi vagi,-neural tissue and/or neural tissue related functionality, and trigger and/or influence neural activity related local perfusion changes;
- performing a BOLD functional MRI session.
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