Effects of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation on associative memory, event-related potential P300 and P600: a single-blind pilot experiment on healthy adults
Annaka H, Saitou M, Hiraoka T, Nomura T
Experimental Brain Research · 2025
Key finding
taVNS interacted with timepoint to improve associative memory performance, though no effects on P300 or P600 potentials were observed.
- Condition
- Cognitive Function
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
- 14
Cite this study
Annaka, H., Saitou, M., Hiraoka, T., & Nomura, T. (2025). Effects of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation on associative memory, event-related potential P300 and P600: a single-blind pilot experiment on healthy adults. Experimental Brain Research, 243(11). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-025-07171-z
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