Effects of acute transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation on emotion recognition in adolescent depression.
Julian KoenigPeter ParzerNiklas HaigisJasmin LiebemannTamara JungFranz ReschMichael KaessPublished in: Psychological medicine (2019)
Acute tVNS alters the recognition of briefly presented facial expressions of negative valence in adolescents with MDD while generally increasing emotion recognition in controls. tVNS seems to specifically alter early visual processing of stimuli of negative emotional valence in MDD. These findings suggest a potential therapeutic benefit of tVNS in adolescent MDD that requires further evaluation within clinical trials.
Keyphrases
- young adults
- major depressive disorder
- liver failure
- depressive symptoms
- clinical trial
- respiratory failure
- autism spectrum disorder
- mental health
- drug induced
- aortic dissection
- bipolar disorder
- physical activity
- childhood cancer
- sleep quality
- intensive care unit
- phase ii
- soft tissue
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- mechanical ventilation