Page 1/23 Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) to acutely reduce emotional vulnerability and improve emotional regulation in borderline personality disorder (tVNS-BPD): study protocol for a randomized, single-blind, sham-controlled trial Giuseppe Guerriero (  giuseppe.guerriero@gu.se ) University of Gothenburg Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology: Goteborgs universitet Institutionen for neurovetenskap och fysiologi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3423-8661 Sophie Liljedahl Sahlgrenska University Hospital: Sahlgrenska universitetssjukhuset Hanne Carlsen Västra Götalandregion Marta Lopez Muñoz Sahlgrenska University Hospital: Sahlgrenska universitetssjukhuset Alexander R. Daros CAMH: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Anthony C. Ruocco University of Toronto Department of Psychology Steinn Steingrimsson University of Gothenburg Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology: Goteborgs universitet Institutionen for neurovetenskap och fysiologi Research Article Keywords: Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation, borderline personality disorder, emotional vulnerability, emotion regulation Posted Date: August 3rd, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2901895/v1 License:   This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Read Full License