Effects of cervical transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (ctVNS) on military cognitive performance during sleep deprivation
Bottenheft C, Fonken YM, Hendrikse LF, Koedijk M, Landman A, Binsch O
Frontiers in Physiology · 2025
Key finding
In sleep-deprived military operators, a brief ctVNS protocol showed no significant benefit on cognitive task performance or a military operational VR task (null result).
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- Condition
- Stress & Performance
- Stimulation
- tcVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
- 34
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Bottenheft, C., Fonken, Y. M., Hendrikse, L. F., Koedijk, M., Landman, A., & Binsch, O. (2025). Effects of cervical transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (ctVNS) on military cognitive performance during sleep deprivation. Frontiers in Physiology, 16. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2025.1542791
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