Mixed evidence for the potential of non-invasive transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation to improve the extinction and retention of fear
Burger AM, Verkuil B, Fenlon H, Thijs L, Cools L, Miller HC, Vervliet B, Van Diest I
Behaviour Research and Therapy · 2017
Key finding
In an RCT, tVNS showed only mixed evidence for accelerating fear extinction or reducing spontaneous recovery.
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- Condition
- PTSD
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
- 42
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Burger, A. M., Verkuil, B., Fenlon, H., Thijs, L., Cools, L., Miller, H. C., Vervliet, B., & Van Diest, I. (2017). Mixed evidence for the potential of non-invasive transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation to improve the extinction and retention of fear. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 97, 64-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2017.07.005
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