Investigating the effects of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation on motor cortex excitability and inhibition through paired-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation
Boscarol S, Turchi L, Oldrati V, Urgesi C, Finisguerra A
NeuroImage · 2025
Key finding
Using single- and paired-pulse TMS during a visuomotor task, active tVNS improved task performance and produced state- and hemisphere-dependent changes in corticospinal excitability and GABAergic intracortical inhibition, with effects modulated by participant sex.
- Condition
- Neuroplasticity
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
- 49
Cite this study
Boscarol, S., Turchi, L., Oldrati, V., Urgesi, C., & Finisguerra, A. (2025). Investigating the effects of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation on motor cortex excitability and inhibition through paired-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation. NeuroImage, 321, 121496. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2025.121496
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