A vagal route to memory: evidence from invasive and non-invasive electrical vagus nerve stimulation studies and areas for future clinical application
Szeska C, Ventura-Bort C, Giraudier M, Weymar M
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience · 2025
Key finding
The ability to remember emotionally significant stimuli and stimulus associations is critical to survival, as it ensures that rewarding and threatening events can be recalled to guide future behavior.
- Condition
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Stimulation
- tcVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
- —
Cite this study
Szeska, C., Ventura-Bort, C., Giraudier, M., & Weymar, M. (2025). A vagal route to memory: evidence from invasive and non-invasive electrical vagus nerve stimulation studies and areas for future clinical application. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 19. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2025.1595737
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