The vagus nerve's link to the immune system was discovered by accident more than 20 years ago. Northwell's Kevin Tracey and a team of researchers gave rats an experimental drug meant to prevent ...

Discover 5 effective vagus nerve stimulation techniques that activate your body's natural relaxation response, reducing stress and improving overall wellbeing.

To more closely examine whether vagus nerve stimulation can boost perceptual learning, the study team trained 38 mice to tell apart musical tones. At first, performance improved for all animals ...

6 Natural Ways to Increase Vagal Tone and Stimulate the Vagus Nerve . Deep breathing – Deep, diaphragmatic breaths to slow ...

Pulsetto has vagus nerve stimulation down to a science. You can lower stress, enhance your focus, have a brighter mood, get better sleep and lower your blood pressure all with one wearable device.

In 1664 English neuroanatomist Thomas Willis named the longest of the brain’s nerves the vagus, Latin for “wandering.” “We call it the vagus nerve, singular, but there are actually two ...

Vagus nerve stimulation therapy improved the symptoms of treatment-resistant depression for nearly 500 participants in a major clinical trial.

Vagus nerve stimulation recruits the central cholinergic system to enhance perceptual learning. Nature Neuroscience , 2024; DOI: 10.1038/s41593-024-01767-4 Cite This Page : ...

Vagus nerve stimulation can also increase the release of important brain chemicals such as serotonin and norepinephrine, which help regulate mood and are typically low in people with depression ...

Vagus nerve stimulation may relieve treatment-resistant depression, study finds By CNN Newsource Published December 19, 2024 11:02 AM ...