Researcher · Evidence Profile
Mathias Weymar
Mathias Weymar appears on 9 studies of vagus nerve stimulation catalogued in our evidence database, with a focus on Cognitive Function, PTSD, Multiple Sclerosis.
9
Studies
5
Conditions
5
RCT / SR-MA
2
Stim. types
Conditions researched
Evidence-tier mix
Randomised controlled trial5
Non-randomised trial3
Case series / report1
The studies
9 studies · strongest evidence firstReady for translation: non-invasive auricular vagus nerve stimulation inhibits psychophysiological indices of stimulus-specific fear and facilitates responding to repeated exposure in phobic individuals
Szeska et al. · Translational Psychiatry · 2025 · n = 32
RCTsPTSDtaVNSEffect of non-invasive transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) on non-motor symptoms in multiple sclerosis: study protocol for a randomised, controlled trial
Herr et al. · BMJ open · 2025
RCTsMultiple SclerosistaVNSEffect of non-invasive transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation on cerebral motor excitability-Study protocol for a randomized, sham controlled trial
Herr et al. · Frontiers in neurology · 2023 · n = 30
RCTsMultiple SclerosistaVNSPromoting long-term inhibition of human fear responses by non-invasive transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation during extinction training
Szeska et al. · Scientific Reports · 2020 · n = 80
RCTsPTSDtaVNSTranscutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) enhances conflict-triggered adjustment of cognitive control
Fischer et al. · Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience · 2018 · n = 21
RCTsCognitive FunctiontaVNSTranscutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation Enhances Emotional Processing and Long-Term Recognition Memory: Electrophysiological Evidence Across Two Studies
Ventura-Bort et al. · Psychophysiology · 2025 · n = 89
controlled trialsCognitive FunctiontaVNSA vagal route to memory: evidence from invasive and non-invasive electrical vagus nerve stimulation studies and areas for future clinical application
Szeska et al. · Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025
controlled trialsAlzheimer's DiseasetcVNSEstablishment of Emotional Memories Is Mediated by Vagal Nerve Activation: Evidence from Noninvasive taVNS
Ventura-Bort et al. · Journal of Neuroscience · 2021 · n = 37
controlled trialsCognitive FunctiontaVNSInternational Consensus Based Review and Recommendations for Minimum Reporting Standards in Research on Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (Version 2020)
Farmer et al. · Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2020
narrative reviewsEpilepsytaVNS