Communications Biology (Jun 2021)

Cervical transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation (ctVNS) improves human cognitive performance under sleep deprivation stress

  • Lindsey K. McIntire,
  • R. Andy McKinley,
  • Chuck Goodyear,
  • John P. McIntire,
  • Rebecca D. Brown

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02145-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Lindsey McIntire et al. assess the impact of noninvasive cervical transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation (ctVNS) on cognitive performance, mood, and attention in a cohort of sleep-deprived participants. Their results suggest that ctVNS can significantly improve arousal and multi-tasking, and may represent an alternative treatment for fatigue in humans.