Mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond: The importance of the vagus nerve for biopsychosocial resilience
Dedoncker J, Vanderhasselt MA, Ottaviani C, Slavich GM
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews · 2021
Key finding
With these biopsychosocial insights in mind, researchers and healthcare professionals will be better equipped to reduce risk for psychopathology and increase resilience during this challenging pandemic period and beyond.
- Condition
- Long COVID
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
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Cite this study
Dedoncker, J., Vanderhasselt, M. A., Ottaviani, C., & Slavich, G. M. (2021). Mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond: The importance of the vagus nerve for biopsychosocial resilience. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 125, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.02.010
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