Does Vibrotactile Stimulation of the Auricular Vagus Nerve Enhance Working Memory? A Behavioral and Physiological Investigation.
Gansheng TanJosh AdamsKara DonovanPhillip DemarestJon T WilliePeter BrunnerJenna L GorlewiczEric C LeuthardtPublished in: bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology (2024)
Vibrotactile stimulation of the auricular vagus nerve increases general arousal.Vibrotactile stimulation of the auricular vagus nerve mitigates arousal decreases as subjects continuously perform working memory tasks.6 Hz Vibrotactile auricular vagus nerve stimulation is a potential intervention for enhancing working memory performance.