Effects of off-line auricular transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) on a short-term memory task: a pilot study
Fisicaro F, Cortese K, Bella R, Pennisi M, Lanza G, Yuasa K, Ugawa Y, Terao Y
Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience · 2025
Key finding
Subjects were randomized to receive either real or sham taVNS during a digit span task while recording the pupil size, and then switched over to the other treatment group.
- Condition
- Cognitive Function
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
- 18
Cite this study
Fisicaro, F., Cortese, K., Bella, R., Pennisi, M., Lanza, G., Yuasa, K., Ugawa, Y., & Terao, Y. (2025). Effects of off-line auricular transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) on a short-term memory task: a pilot study. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 17. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2025.1549167
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