[Berlin, Oct. 16, 2026] — Sleep technology has made sleep duration, sleep stages, and heart rate variability increasingly visible. But measuring sleep is only part of the challenge: understanding patterns does not always translate into actionable support.
Reflecting this shift, the European Sleep Research Society (ESRS) will introduce Sleep Technology as a standalone track at Sleep Europe 2026, highlighting growing interest in technology-enabled sleep assessment and care.
One emerging area is transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS), a non-invasive approach that delivers electrical stimulation through the external ear to engage vagus nerve-associated pathways involved in autonomic regulation.
