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 ...

The vagus nerve, the longest cranial nerve in the human body, is known to play a key role in the regulation of heart rate, digestion, stress and other physiological processes.

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 ...

While the past study results in animals are "very intriguing," more work needs to be done to show vagus nerve stimulation can actually stop bleeding in humans, Peder Olofsson, a professor of ...

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

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.

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

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 ...