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  • Vestibular System Research
  • Human Physiology

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  • Noisy galvanic vestibular stimulation (nGVS) utilizes stochastic resonance to amplify vestibular signals.
  • Existing research lacks standardized protocols for nGVS application in human studies.
  • This review synthesizes current evidence to propose standardized nGVS parameters.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review human studies using nGVS in healthy participants.
  • To propose a practical nGVS stimulation protocol for standardization.
  • To create a reporting checklist for nGVS research and clinical translation.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic synthesis of human studies involving nGVS.
  • Proposal of specific parameters: bilateral bipolar mastoid montage, electrode size (1.75-10 cm2), noise type (zero-mean Gaussian white noise), passband (0-30 Hz or 0-640 Hz), intensity (100-400 μA titrated, 400-1,000 μA fixed), and epoch duration (10-30 seconds).
  • Development of a reporting checklist for electrode polarity, filter details, amplitude reference, threshold procedures, and stimulation dose.

Main Results:

  • nGVS improves vestibulospinal outcomes (postural sway, gait stability).
  • nGVS modulates vestibulo-ocular reflex and lowers motion detection thresholds.
  • Effects are task-dependent and influenced by baseline vestibular function; subsensory stimulation is well-tolerated.

Conclusions:

  • Standardized nGVS protocols and reporting are crucial for robust research and clinical translation.
  • Future research should focus on head-to-head comparisons, dose-response mapping, and mechanistic biomarkers.
  • Standardization will facilitate meta-analyses and accelerate the adoption of nGVS in clinical practice.