Timing perception and modulation via transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS)

Timing and time perception is found to be modulated by different brain networks. Nowadays, many non-invasive instruments are widely used to stimulate the brain and among them is transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS), which is a painless and non-invasive technology that gives the ability of modulating brain networks including the ones that are involved in timing perception.
In this project, the aim is to understand the effect of tVNS on timing perception. Furthermore, this project aims to understand how auditory-motor synchronization, which is a movement accompanied by timing skills, is going to be affected by deploying tVNS. To this aim, participants are going to be asked to synchronously move (finger tapping and walking) on the auditory rhythmic stimuli (simple metronome and rhythmic musical stimuli).

Faculty Supervisor:

Simone Dalla Bella

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Partner:

Revai

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Finance and Insurance; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université de Montréal

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