Similar to cranioelectrical stimulation, trans auricular vagus nerve stimulation shows dramatic potential to treat many brain disorders, most excitingly disorders of consciousness.

Ear acupuncture has been proven to activate the VN. In He, et al.’s research, 8 they found that auricular acupuncture ...

“Trans auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) is one of the less invasive approaches to modulate brain function in neuropsychiatric and degenerative disorder.” Daniel Dautan posted on ...

This noninvasive approach attempts to modulate the noradrenergic system of the locus coeruleus by stimulating the vagal nerve. It uses electrodes clipped on the outer ear to stimulate the auricular ...

We know that auricular muscles are controlled by the facial nerve. But in most people, the neural pathway governing ear wiggling is not under conscious control, making the action impossible.

They used an approved device to zap the auricular branch of vagus nerve, which runs behind the ear, for 30 minutes in each person. They collected blood samples before and after the treatment.

Joszef Constantin Szeles from the Vienna Private Clinic. More information: Johannes Tischer et al, Personalized auricular vagus nerve stimulation: beat-to-beat deceleration dominates in systole ...

[Effect of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation on functional connectivity in the related brain regions of patients with depression based on the resting-state fMRI].