ArticleScientific reports2020
No evidence for after-effects of noisy galvanic vestibular stimulation on motion perception.
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- Efficacy of nGVS to improve postural stability in people with bilateral vestibulopathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022Pooled it
- Standardizing Stimulus Parameters for Noisy Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation.Journal of audiology & otology · 2026Review
- Perceptual response characterization in acute vestibular implant stimulation.Journal of neurology · 2025Article
- Properties of standing balance control under noisy galvanic vestibular stimulation.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- A mobile electrical stimulator for therapeutic modulation of the vestibular system - design, safety, and functionality.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- Repetitive Low-Intensity Vestibular Noise Stimulation Partly Reverses Behavioral and Brain Activity Changes following Bilateral Vestibular Loss in Rats.Biomolecules · 2023Article
- Scoping out noisy galvanic vestibular stimulation: a review of the parameters used to improve postural control.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Review
- Effects of additive sensory noise on cognition.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2023Article
- Noisy Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation Combined With a Multisensory Balance Program in Older Adults With Moderate to High Fall Risk: Protocol for a Feasibility Study for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2021Article
- Vestibular Precision at the Level of Perception, Eye Movements, Posture, and Neurons.Neuroscience · 2021Review
- No evidence for stochastic resonance effects on standing balance when applying noisy galvanic vestibular stimulation in young healthy adults.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation Produces Cross-Modal Improvements in Visual Thresholds.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2021Article
- Frequency-Specific Effects of Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation on Response-Time Performance in Parkinson's Disease.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Article
- The Effect of Noisy Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation on Learning of Functional Mobility and Manual Control Nulling Sensorimotor Tasks.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2021Article
- Effects of perceptible and imperceptible galvanic vestibular stimulation on the postural control of patients with bilateral vestibulopathy.Journal of neurology · 2020Article
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Abstract
Noisy galvanic vestibular stimulation (nGVS) delivered at imperceptible intensities can improve vestibular function in health and disease. Here we evaluated whether nGVS effects on vestibular function are only present during active stimulation or may exhibit relevant post-stimulation after-effects. Initially, nGVS amplitudes that optimally improve posture were determined in 13 healthy subjects. Subsequently, effects of optimal nGVS amplitudes on vestibular roll-tilt direction recognition thresholds (DRT) were examined during active and sham nGVS. Ten of 13 subjects exhibited reduced DRTs during active nGVS compared to sham stimulation (p < 0.001). These 10 participants were then administered to 30 mins of active nGVS treatment while being allowed to move freely. Immediately post-treatment , DRTs were increased again (p = 0.044), reverting to baseline threshold levels (i.e. were comparable to the sham nGVS thresholds), and remained stable in a follow-up assessment after 30 min. After three weeks, participants returned for a follow-up experiment to control for learning effects, in which DRTs were measured during and immediately after 30 min application of sham nGVS. DRTs during both assessments did not differ from baseline level. These findings indicate that nGVS does not induce distinct post-stimulation effects on vestibular motion perception and favor the development of a wearable technology that continuously delivers nGVS to patients in order to enhance vestibular function.
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