Cervical transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation (ctVNS) improves human cognitive performance under sleep deprivation stress
McIntire LK, McKinley RA, Goodyear C, McIntire JP, Brown RD
Communications Biology · 2021
Key finding
During 34 hours of sustained wakefulness, active ctVNS significantly improved arousal and multitasking performance and lowered fatigue ratings compared with sham.
- Condition
- Stress & Performance
- Stimulation
- tcVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
- 40
Cite this study
McIntire, L. K., McKinley, R. A., Goodyear, C., McIntire, J. P., & Brown, R. D. (2021). Cervical transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation (ctVNS) improves human cognitive performance under sleep deprivation stress. Communications Biology, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02145-7
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