Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation boosts associative memory in older individuals
Jacobs H, Riphagen J, Razat C, Wiese S, Sack A
Neurobiology of Aging · 2015
Key finding
A single session of tVNS enhanced associative memory performance in a face-name task in healthy older adults compared to sham, demonstrating cognitive benefits even after acute stimulation.
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- Condition
- Cognitive Function
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
- 30
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Jacobs, H., Riphagen, J., Razat, C., Wiese, S., & Sack, A. (2015). Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation boosts associative memory in older individuals. Neurobiology of Aging.
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