Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation Does Not Affect Verbal Memory Performance in Healthy Volunteers
Mertens A, Naert L, Miatton M, Poppa T, Carrette E, Gadeyne S, Raedt R, Boon P, Vonck K
Frontiers in Psychology · 2020
Key finding
In this randomized study, tVNS did not affect the accuracy scores for immediate recall or delayed recognition in both age groups.
- Condition
- Cognitive Function
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
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Cite this study
Mertens, A., Naert, L., Miatton, M., Poppa, T., Carrette, E., Gadeyne, S., Raedt, R., Boon, P., & Vonck, K. (2020). Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation Does Not Affect Verbal Memory Performance in Healthy Volunteers. Frontiers in Psychology, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00551
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