Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation: Efficacy, Applications, and Challenges in Mood Disorders and Autonomic Regulation-A Narrative Review
Croft JR, LaMacchia ZM, Alderete JF, Maestas A, Nguyen K, O’Hara RB
Military Medicine · 2025
Key finding
taVNS, a new noninvasive neuromodulation method, stimulates the auricular branch of the vagus nerve and regulates the sympathetic and parasympathetic branches of the ANS, increasing norepinephrine secretion, vagus nerve stimulation adaptability, and heart rate variability.
- Condition
- Gut Health
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Narrative / Scoping Review
- Participants
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Cite this study
Croft, J. R., LaMacchia, Z. M., Alderete, J. F., Maestas, A., Nguyen, K., & O’Hara, R. B. (2025). Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation: Efficacy, Applications, and Challenges in Mood Disorders and Autonomic Regulation-A Narrative Review. Military Medicine, 190(9-10), e1827-e1834. https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usaf063
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