Enhancing Reaction Time Through Non-Invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Youngstown State University
Summary
Non-Invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation will be provided to the participants using a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) unit, a routine physical therapy intervention by the faculty researcher who is a licensed physical therapist. The electrodes will be clipped to ear over the vagus nerve distribution area. The parameters will be 30 Hz, 250 us, 5 minutes, at tolerance (no pain). Reaction time will test collected pre and post the stimulation using online reaction time testing platform.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy participants over the age of 18 * did not receive vagus nerve stimulation previously Exclusion Criteria: * alcohol or drug abuse * metal in the skull * implanted cardiac or cranial devices * Women during 3 trimester of pregnancy
Interventions
- Devicevagus nerve stimulation
Non-Invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation will be provided to the participants using a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) unit, a routine physical therapy intervention by the faculty researcher who is a licensed physical therapist. The electrodes will be clipped to ear over the vagus nerve distribution area. The parameters will be 30 Hz, 250 us, 5 minutes, at tolerance (no pain)
Location
- Youngstown State UniversityYoungstown, Ohio