Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation during movement modulates motor neural circuitry without widespread cortical or autonomic activation
Cléo Perrin, Flaminia Pallotti, Tiziano Weilenmann, Clément Lhoste, Weronika Potok, Xue Zhang, Nicole Wenderoth, Olivier Lambercy, Dane Donegan, Paulius Viskaitis
This study investigates how transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) interacts with movement in healthy adults, finding context-specific effects on motor systems without widespread autonomic activation.
bioRxiv · Jul 7, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience