A research team has developed a novel device for non-invasively measuring cervical nerve activity in humans.
The device, described in an article in Scientific Reports, has potential applications for supporting more personalised treatments for sepsis and mental health conditions, such as post-traumatic stress disorder.
Senior author Imanuel Lerman of University of California San Diego, said: “With this newly developed device we, for the first time, identified cervical electroneurographic evidence of autonomic – fight or flight vs. rest and digest – biotypes that were remarkably consistent across different challenges to the autonomic or involuntary nervous system.”
The device features a flexible array of electrodes that stretch from the lower front to the upper back of the neck, allowing researchers to capture electrical activity across different nerves.
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