Inhale, and then exhale on an "om" sound. According to Jacobs, this creates vibrations in the center of your body that can stimulate the vagus nerve. You can also achieve a similar effect with a ...

Created with Sketch. Through its huge role in stress and its relief, the vagus nerve influences inflammation. The stress response to threat is accompanied by activation of the immune system ...

During this period of cultural chaos, the most important thing we can do for ourselves and each other is to avoid the autonomic nervous system's freeze response. Source: Lisa Langhammer/used with ...

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is a neuromodulation technique that impacts multiple neurotransmitter systems. VNS involves an invasive surgical implantation of a generator subcutaneously providing ...

Knowledge gained from the mapping study, along with the devices developed by imec, could provide physicians with unprecedented level of control over activation of the vagus nerve, potentially ...