Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation enhances post-error slowing

Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 2126-2132

  Sellaro, Roberta ^a   van Leusden, Jelle W R ^a   Tona, Klodiana Daphne ^a   Verkuil, Bart ^a   Nieuwenhuis, Sander ^a   Colzato, Lorenza S ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NORADRENALIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; POST ERROR SLOWING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRANSCUTANEOUS VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; VAGUS NERVE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; HEART RATE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REACTION TIME; TIME FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LOCUS COERULEUS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TIME FACTORS; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84942895062     PISSN: 0898929X     EISSN: 15308898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_00851     Document Type: Article

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