Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation Does Not Accelerate Fear Extinction
D'Agostini M, Vanden Bossche L, Burger AM, Van Diest I
Psychophysiology · 2025
Key finding
In an RCT, taVNS did NOT accelerate fear extinction, contrasting with some earlier reports (4 of 6 prior studies were positive).
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- Condition
- PTSD
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
- 79
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D'Agostini, M., Vanden Bossche, L., Burger, A. M., & Van Diest, I. (2025). Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation Does Not Accelerate Fear Extinction. Psychophysiology, 62(1). https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.14754
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