Cognitive function and brain activation before and after transcutaneous cervical vagus nerve stimulation in healthy adults: A concurrent tcVNS-fMRI study
Zhang H, Guo Z, Qu Y, Zhao Y, Yang Y, Du J, Yang C
Frontiers in Psychology · 2022
Key finding
The present study showed that tcVNS had beneficial effects on cognitive performance, mainly improving memory and language skills and attention.
- Condition
- Neuroimaging
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
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Cite this study
Zhang, H., Guo, Z., Qu, Y., Zhao, Y., Yang, Y., Du, J., & Yang, C. (2022). Cognitive function and brain activation before and after transcutaneous cervical vagus nerve stimulation in healthy adults: A concurrent tcVNS-fMRI study. Frontiers in Psychology, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1003411
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