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. 2015 Feb 10:6:102.
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00102. eCollection 2015.

Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation (tVNS): a new neuromodulation tool in healthy humans?

Jelle W R Van Leusden  1 , Roberta Sellaro  1 , Lorenza S Colzato  1
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Transcutaneous Vagal Nerve Stimulation (tVNS): a new neuromodulation tool in healthy humans?

Jelle W R Van Leusden et al. Front Psychol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: GABA; cognitive neuroscience; neuromodulation; norepinephrine; tVNS.

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Figure 1
Positioning of the stimulation electrodes in the active (left) and in the sham (right) condition.
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