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ArticlePsychophysiology2025

Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation Enhances Probabilistic Learning.

Resul Çakır, İlkim Büyükgüdük, Petek Bilim, Ataberk Erdinç, Maria Geraldine Veldhuizen

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Article in Psychophysiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors.

Resul ÇakırDepartment of Psychology, Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, Toros University, Türkiye.
İlkim BüyükgüdükDepartment of Psychology, Science and Letters, Mersin University, Türkiye.
Petek BilimDepartment of Psychology, Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, KTO Karatay University, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0003-2043-6699
Ataberk ErdinçDepartment of Psychology, Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, Toros University, Türkiye.ORCID 0009-0008-9549-5216
Maria Geraldine VeldhuizenDepartment of Psychology, Science and Letters, Mersin University, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0001-8375-7719

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

tVNS enhances various memory and learning mechanisms, but there is inconclusive evidence on whether probabilistic learning can be enhanced by tVNS. Here, we tested a simplified version of the probabilistic learning task with monetary rewards in a between-participants design with left and right-sided cymba conchae and tragus stimulation (compared to sham stimulation) in a sample of healthy individuals (n = 80, 64 women, on average 26.38 years old). tVNS enhances overall accuracy significantly (p = 4.09 x 10

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Probability LearningPsychomotor PerformanceTranscutaneous Electric Nerve StimulationVagus Nerve StimulationAdultFemaleHumansMaleReaction TimeReinforcement, PsychologyRewardYoung Adultextinctionmonetary rewardsprobabilistic learningtVNS

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PMID40059064
PMCPMC11891121

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