Stavros P. Zanos

This paper creates a standardized map of vagus nerve branch emergence in humans, providing distances from anatomical landmarks to guide surgical device placement.

This study compares cortical potentials evoked by cervical vagus and trans-auricular nerve stimulation in nonhuman primates, finding that cVNS produces more robust responses with distinct parameter effects.

This study characterizes longitudinal vagus nerve activity in mice over weeks, showing changes in compound action potentials under anesthesia and during wakefulness.

This study evaluates four peptide backbone modifications to enhance stability while preserving function, finding that azapeptides maintain activity and offer improved stability.

This paper introduces a new VNS method, i2CS, that selectively activates organ-specific fibers in the vagus nerve, improving selectivity over side effects in swine.

The paper shows that ultrasound neuromodulation of the spleen reduces experimental pulmonary hypertension by improving hemodynamics and reducing inflammation.

This paper introduces a meta-learning framework to personalize neurostimulation parameters with fewer data points, demonstrating its effectiveness in vagus nerve stimulation.

This study uses voltammetry in the spleen to measure real-time norepinephrine release during autonomic nerve stimulation and links it to anti-inflammatory effects.

This study shows metformin improves survival, brain function, and mitochondrial health after cardiac arrest in rats.

This study shows that vagus nerve fascicles are organized by function and organ innervation, enabling targeted stimulation with reduced side effects.

This study examines how brain state affects cortical responses to vagus nerve stimulation in non-human primates, finding that certain components of the response vary with brain state and stimulation frequency.

The paper develops an algorithm for single-axon segmentation and feature extraction from IHC images of peripheral nerves, achieving 82% detection accuracy and 89% myelination classification accuracy.

This study investigates how anodal and cathodal tDCS affects cortical neuron activity in awake macaques, finding dose- and polarity-dependent changes in spike rates and network dynamics.