Evaluation of taVNS for extreme environments: an exploration study of health benefits and stress operationality.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Long-duration space missions will be a real challenge for maintaining astronauts' adaptability. Research on transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) is expanding rapidly, and its modalities constitute a major research challenge. A growing number of reviews stress the need to validate biomarkers for monitoring effects to enhance our understanding of the processes by which taVNS acts. Heart rate variability (HRV) appears to be a relevant candidate that informs on the autonomic nervous system (ANS). This is a promising technique to minimize the pathogenic effects of such large-scale missions and thus might be a relevant countermeasure. This study aimed to investigate the impact of taVNS on cognitive, psychological, and physiological functioning, including ANS functi

SUBMITTER: Le Roy B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10698866 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature