How Does Vagus Nerve Stimulation Affect Blood Glucose, Food, and Movement Cravings?

How Does Vagus Nerve Stimulation Affect Blood Glucose, Food, and Movement Cravings?

The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility of using non-invasive transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) to examine physiological and psychological responses in a college-aged healthy population

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participants must be between the ages of 18 and 35 as we are focused on recruiting undergraduate and graduate students.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participants will be excluded if they have epilepsy, clinically significant tachycardia or arrhythmia, diabetes (Type 1 or Type 2) or another metabolic disease, current pregnancy, any implanted electronic medical device (for example, pacemaker or defibrillator), or a known skin allergy to adhesives that would prevent CGM placement. Participants will also be excluded if they have a history of major depressive disorder if taVNS could reasonably be expected to alter mood symptoms