Promoting long-term inhibition of human fear responses by non-invasive transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation during extinction training
Szeska C, Richter J, Wendt J, Weymar M, Hamm AO
Scientific Reports · 2020
Key finding
taVNS delivered during extinction training facilitated inhibition of fear-potentiated startle and promoted long-term extinction memory formation in healthy adults.
- Condition
- PTSD
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
- 80
Cite this study
Szeska, C., Richter, J., Wendt, J., Weymar, M., & Hamm, A. O. (2020). Promoting long-term inhibition of human fear responses by non-invasive transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation during extinction training. Scientific Reports, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-58412-w
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