Pairing extinction training with vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) reduces drug-seeking by altering activity in afferents to the medial prefrontal cortex
Christopher M. Driskill, Lily Vu, Sophia P. Jalilvand, Frank Salazar, Laney Waydick, Neha A. Suji, Sanjana Tata, Aamna Khan, Zarin Hasan, Ria Nuna, Zara Kanwal, Neissa Molin, Sven Kroener
This study shows that pairing extinction training with vagus nerve stimulation reduces drug-seeking behavior by altering activity in specific prefrontal-amygdala-hippocampal circuits.
Frontiers in Neuroscience · Mar 24, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience