Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation increases eye-gaze on salient facial features and oxytocin release
Zhu S, Qing Y, Zhang Y, Zhang X, Ding F, Zhang R, Yao S, Kendrick KM, Zhao W
Psychophysiology · 2022
Key finding
Saliva oxytocin concentrations increased significantly after taVNS compared to sham stimulation, while resting pupil size did not.
- Condition
- Epilepsy
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
- 54
Cite this study
Zhu, S., Qing, Y., Zhang, Y., Zhang, X., Ding, F., Zhang, R., Yao, S., Kendrick, K. M., & Zhao, W. (2022). Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation increases eye-gaze on salient facial features and oxytocin release. Psychophysiology, 59(11). https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.14107
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