taVNS Effects on Fear Ratings in Naturalistic Context
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
70 participants
Mar 1, 2025
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
During the fear rating task, 70 participants viewed a 600-second horror movie while continuously rating their subjective fear intensity (0-100 scale) every 0.51 seconds (1,170 total ratings). Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) data were simultaneously recorded using the NIRSIT LITE system to monitor cortical hemodynamic responses.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria1
- Healthy participants without color blindness, current or regular substance or medication use, any current or history of medical or psychiatric disorders and contraindications for MRI.
Exclusion Criteria3
- Color blindness,
- Current or regular substance or medication use
- any current or history of medical or psychiatric disorders and contraindications for MRI
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Interventions
Ear clip electrodes attached to the left cymba conchae to target vagus nerve branches.
Electrode placement attached on the left earlobe.
Locations(1)
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NCT06975124