EXPLORING THE USE OF VAGAL NERVE STIMULATION IN THE ACQUISITION AND EXTINCTION OF BODILY SYMPTOMS. KU Leuven
Inspired by promising results in rats, researchers have investigated whether vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) in humans improves the ability to learn changes in the relationship between stimuli and outcomes. The hypothesized working mechanism is that VNS increases central noradrenergic (NA) activity and, in turn, facilitates learning contingency changes. However, the available evidence is inconclusive, and little is known about the optimal ...