Transauricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS) enhances Conditioned Pain Modulation (CPM) in healthy subjects: A randomized controlled trial

Affiliations

• ¹ Neuromodulation Center and Center for Clinical Research Learning, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States; Vicerrectorado de Investigación, Unidad de Investigación para la Generación y Síntesis de Evidencias en Salud, Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Lima, Peru. Electronic address: kevin.pacheco.barrios@gmail.com.
• ² Neuromodulation Center and Center for Clinical Research Learning, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States; Department of Physical Therapy, Federal University of Sao Carlos, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
• ³ Neuromodulation Center and Center for Clinical Research Learning, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
• ⁴ Department of Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Neurive Co., Ltd., Gimhae, Republic of Korea.
• ⁵ Neurive Co., Ltd., Gimhae, Republic of Korea; Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Korea University Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
• ⁶ Neuromodulation Center and Center for Clinical Research Learning, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States. Electronic address: fregni.felipe@mgh.harvard.edu.