Chronic recording of the vagus nerve to analyze modulations by the light-dark cycle.
J Neural Eng
; 19(4)2022 07 08.
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Objective.The vagus nerve is considered to play a key role in the circadian rhythm. Chronic continuous analysis of the vagus nerve activity could contribute to a better understanding of the role of the vagus nerve in light-dark modulations. This paper presents a continuous analysis of spontaneous vagus nerve activity performed in four rats.Approach.We analyzed the vagus electroneurogram (VENG) and electroencephalogram (EEG) over a recording period of 28 d. Spike activity and heart rate estimation were derived from the VENG, and slow-wave activity was derived from the EEG. The presence of repetitive patterns was investigated with periodograms, cosinor fitting, autocorrelation, and statistical tests. The light-dark variations derived from the VENG spikes were compared with EEG slow waves, an established metric in circadian studies.Results.Our results demonstrate that light-dark variations can be detected in long-term vagus nerve activity monitoring. A recording period of about 7 d is required to characterize accurately the VENG light-dark variations.Significance.As a major outcome of this study, vagus nerve recordings hold the promise to help understand circadian regulation.
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MEDLINE
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Fotoperiodo
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Estimulación del Nervio Vago
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Animals
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En
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J Neural Eng
Asunto de la revista:
NEUROLOGIA
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2022
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Article
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Bélgica
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Reino Unido