Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation in healthy humans reduces sympathetic nerve activity
Clancy JA, Mary DA, Witte KK, Greenwood JP, Deuchars SA, Deuchars J
Brain Stimulation · 2014
Key finding
Transcutaneous VNS reduced muscle sympathetic nerve activity and shifted autonomic balance toward parasympathetic dominance in healthy volunteers, demonstrating a direct physiological mechanism for anxiolytic effects.
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- Condition
- Anxiety
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
- 48
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Clancy, J. A., Mary, D. A., Witte, K. K., Greenwood, J. P., Deuchars, S. A., & Deuchars, J. (2014). Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation in healthy humans reduces sympathetic nerve activity. Brain Stimulation, 7(6), 871-877. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2014.07.031
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