Non-invasive device uses magnetoneurography to record involuntary nervous system

A researcher holds an Optically Pumped Magnetometer. Researchers have used these non-invasive devices to record, for the first time, activity in human cervical nerves. Credit: Qualcomm Institute/UC San Diego A research team led by UC San Diego has, for the first time, shown that a wearable, non-invasive device can measure activity in human cervical nerves in clinical settings. The device records what the team calls autonomic neurography (ANG), neural activity from the human vagus and carotid sinus nerves as well as other autonomic nerves found in the skin and muscle of the neck. The vagus nerve is a “superhighway” of Read More