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ArticlePsychophysiology2025

The Vagus Nerve as a Gateway to Body Ownership: taVNS Reduces Susceptibility to a Virtual Version of the Cardiac and Tactile Rubber Hand Illusion.

Alisha Vabba, Keisuke Suzuki, Milica Doric, Tim J Möller, Sarah Garfinkel, Hugo Critchley

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6 authors.

Alisha VabbaDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8442-8263
Keisuke SuzukiCenter for Human Nature, Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience (CHAIN), Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
Milica DoricDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK.
Tim J MöllerTouro University Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Sarah GarfinkelInstitute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, London, UK.
Hugo CritchleyDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) has been shown to influence cognitive and emotional function and enhance interoceptive awareness. This study investigates if taVNS effects extend to the experience of body ownership, as measured via susceptibility to the rubber hand illusion (RHI) in a virtual reality setting. The experiment involved 27 participants who underwent real and sham stimulation in two separate sessions while experiencing synchronous or asynchronous visuo-cardiac and visuo-tactile feedback on a virtual arm in place of their own. Results indicated that active compared to sham taVNS decreased sensitivity to the illusion in both cardiac and tactile trials. Specifically, a greater proprioceptive drift difference (PDD) toward the rubber hand was observed for synchronous compared to asynchronous trials only during sham (t(26) = -4.58, p

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Body ImageIllusionsInteroceptionProprioceptionTouch PerceptionVagus Nerve StimulationVisual PerceptionAdultFemaleHumansMaleVirtual RealityYoung Adult

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PMID40097357
PMCPMC11913772

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