Optimizing transcutaneous auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation: Applications for Extinction Learning KU Leuven
Animal research has shown that vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) can greatly facilitate extinction learning - the laboratory analogue of exposure therapy for trauma-related disorders. A novel non-invasive variant of this technique, transcutaneous auricular VNS (taVNS), activates the auricular branch of vagus nerve via electrical stimulation of the outer ear. Because taVNS is easy and cheap to implement, its potential use as an add-on for exposure ...