Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation Does Not Affect Verbal Memory Performance in Healthy Volunteers

Frontiers in Psychology

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Ann Mertens¹  Lien Naert²  Marijke Miatton¹  Tasha Poppa³  Evelien Carrette¹  Stefanie Gadeyne¹  Robrecht Raedt¹  Paul Boon¹  Kristl Vonck¹ 

[1] Department of Neurology, Institute for Neuroscience, Ghent University Hospital;Department of Experimental Psychology, Ghent University;Ghent Experimental Psychiatry (GHEP) Lab, Department of Psychiatry, Ghent University Hospital;Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, United States

关键词: transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation;    verbal memory performance;    word recognition memory paradigm;    cognition;    immediate recall;    delayed recognition;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00551

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Introduction Invasive vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) improves word recognition memory in patients with epilepsy. Recent studies with transcutaneous VNS (tVNS) have also shown positive effects on various subdomains of cognitive functioning in healthy volunteers. In this randomized, controlled, crossover study, we investigated the effect of tVNS on a word recognition memory paradigm in healthy volunteers to further investigate the potential of tVNS in the treatment of cognitive disorders.

【 授权许可】

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