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 …

When the locus coeruleus speaks up in sleep: recent insights, emerging perspectives

A Osorio-Forero, N Cherrad, L Banterle… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
For decades, numerous seminal studies have built our understanding of the locus coeruleus
(LC), the vertebrate brain's principal noradrenergic system. Containing a numerically small …

Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation in humans induces pupil dilation and attenuates alpha oscillations

O Sharon, F Fahoum, Y Nir - Journal of Neuroscience, 2021 - Soc Neuroscience
Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is widely used to treat drug-resistant epilepsy and
depression. While the precise mechanisms mediating its long-term therapeutic effects are …

Phasic, event-related transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation modifies behavioral, pupillary, and low-frequency oscillatory power responses

C Wienke, M Grueschow, A Haghikia… - Journal of …, 2023 - Soc Neuroscience
Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) has been proposed to activate
the locus ceruleus-noradrenaline (LC-NA) system. However, previous studies failed to find …

The neuromodulatory and hormonal effects of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation as evidenced by salivary alpha amylase, salivary cortisol, pupil diameter, and …

CM Warren, KD Tona, L Ouwerkerk, J Van Paridon… - Brain stimulation, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) is a new, non-invasive
technique being investigated as an intervention for a variety of clinical disorders, including …

Moving beyond belief: a narrative review of potential biomarkers for transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation

AM Burger, M D'Agostini, B Verkuil… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) is a non‐invasive neurostimulation
technique that is currently being tested as a potential treatment for a myriad of neurological …

Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) enhances conflict-triggered adjustment of cognitive control

R Fischer, C Ventura-Bort, A Hamm… - Cognitive, Affective, & …, 2018 - Springer
Response conflicts play a prominent role in the flexible adaptation of behavior as they
represent context-signals that indicate the necessity for the recruitment of cognitive control …

Short bursts of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation enhance evoked pupil dilation as a function of stimulation parameters

M D'Agostini, AM Burger, M Franssen, A Perkovic… - Cortex, 2023 - Elsevier
Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) is a neurostimulatory technique
hypothesised to enhance central noradrenaline. Currently, there is scarce evidence in …

[HTML][HTML] Current directions in the auricular vagus nerve stimulation II–an engineering perspective

E Kaniusas, S Kampusch, M Tittgemeyer… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Electrical stimulation of the auricular vagus nerve (aVNS) is an emerging electroceutical
technology in the field of bioelectronic medicine with applications in therapy. Artificial …

[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 …