Hackensack Meridian Neuroscience Institute at Jersey Shore University Medical Center completed its first Paired VNS™ Therapy case with a stroke survivor who has yet to regain her desired hand and arm function after five years of traditional physical and occupational therapy.
Tag: Vagus Nerve Stimulation
1st in NJ, Atlantic Health System uses Vivistim Paired Vagus Nerve Stimulation to restore hand/arm function after stroke
An implantable device that stimulates the vagus nerve, paired with traditional rehabilitation therapy, is being used to restore hand and arm function in stroke survivors treated in New Jersey.
Non-Invasive Nerve Stimulation Boosts Learning of Foreign Language Sounds
New research by neuroscientists at the University of Pittsburgh and UC San Francisco (UCSF) revealed that a simple, earbud-like device developed at UCSF that imperceptibly stimulates a key nerve leading to the brain could significantly improve the wearer’s ability to learn sounds of a new language.