Mindfulness meditation plus transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation for alcohol use disorder: a randomized clinical trial
BMC Medicine October 30, 2026 Jiayi Lin, Fei Cheng, Lei Guo et al.
Abstract Background Impaired inhibitory control under negative affect is a core mechanism sustaining alcohol use disorder (AUD), but receives limited attention in treatment development. Mindfulness meditation has shown efficacy in improving this function, but outcomes differ across individuals. Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) is a noninvasive neuromodulation approach...