The anatomical basis for transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation

MF Butt, A Albusoda, AD Farmer, Q Aziz - Journal of anatomy, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The array of end organ innervations of the vagus nerve, coupled with increased basic
science evidence, has led to vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) being explored as a …

Critical review of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation: challenges for translation to clinical practice

JYY Yap, C Keatch, E Lambert, W Woods… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Several studies have illustrated that transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) can
elicit therapeutic effects that are similar to those produced by its invasive counterpart, vagus …

Safety of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS): a systematic review and meta-analysis

AY Kim, A Marduy, PS de Melo, AC Gianlorenco… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) has been investigated as a novel
neuromodulation tool. Although taVNS is generally considered safe with only mild and …

International consensus based review and recommendations for minimum reporting standards in research on transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (version 2020)

AD Farmer, A Strzelczyk, A Finisguerra… - Frontiers in human …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Given its non-invasive nature, there is increasing interest in the use of transcutaneous vagus
nerve stimulation (tVNS) across basic, translational and clinical research …

Vagus nerve stimulation in brain diseases: therapeutic applications and biological mechanisms

Y Wang, G Zhan, Z Cai, B Jiao, Y Zhao, S Li… - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
Brain diseases, including neurodegenerative, cerebrovascular and neuropsychiatric
diseases, have posed a deleterious threat to human health and brought a great burden to …

[HTML][HTML] A literature review on the neurophysiological underpinnings and cognitive effects of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation: challenges and future directions

L Colzato, C Beste - Journal of neurophysiology, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
Brain stimulation approaches are important to gain causal mechanistic insights into the
relevance of functional brain regions and/or neurophysiological systems for human cognitive …

The effects of transcutaneous auricular vagal nerve stimulation on cognition in healthy individuals: A meta-analysis.

C Ridgewell, KJ Heaton, A Hildebrandt, J Couse… - …, 2021 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: Transcutaneous auricular vagal nerve stimulation (taVNS) may benefit cognition
in healthy adults but may differentially affect specific domains of cognitive function. Currently …

Auricular transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation specifically enhances working memory gate closing mechanism: a system neurophysiological study

A Konjusha, S Yu, M Mückschel, L Colzato… - Journal of …, 2023 - jneurosci.org
Everyday tasks and goal-directed behavior involve the maintenance and continuous
updating of information in working memory (WM). WM gating reflects switches between …

No modulation of pupil size and event-related pupil response by transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS)

M Keute, M Demirezen, A Graf, NG Mueller, T Zaehle - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) bears therapeutic potential for a
wide range of medical conditions. However, previous studies have found substantial …

Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation may enhance only specific aspects of the core executive functions. A randomized crossover trial

U Borges, L Knops, S Laborde, S Klatt… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Background Individuals are able to perform goal-directed behaviors thanks to executive
functions. According to the neurovisceral integration model, executive functions are …