[Effects of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation on autonomic nervous function in rats with functional dyspepsia].

taVNS can increase the activity of the vagus nerve and regulate the balance of the autonomic nerve function, which may be one of the mechanisms of taVNS in reducing the gastric sensitivity of rats with FD. In regulating the vagus nerve function, taVNS and acupuncture at ST36 acupoint have the similar effects.