That is, the brain can deploy cognitive and other strategies to dissipate states of bodily unease (top down), or it can activate the vagus nerve at a number of points in its path to create ...

Love is a powerful interplay of brain chemistry, heart regulation, and evolution. On Valentine’s Day, we celebrate love’s ...

“Tapping on acupressure points is also a great technique to learn or simply humming along to your favourite tune is good as the vibrations stimulate the vagus nerve.” You’re now subscribed ...

Some researchers feel that the biggest potential benefit of vagus nerve modulation could be in helping the brain repair from ...

The pulses would be delivered via implanted devices that stimulate the vagus nerve, and they are showing promise in people with arthritis and other autoimmune diseases, including Crohn's ...

What may be new to us, at least in terminology, is the knowledge that one particular nerve group, called the vagus nerve, helps us counterbalance our flight or fight response. The vagus nerve is ...

diabetes and other forms of autoimmune and autoinflammatory conditions could all be fair game for vagus nerve stimulation. “We have 25-plus years of experience with this mechanism, which points ...

Here’s how ‘vagus nerve icing’ could help you to calm down before bed. One such ‘hack’ is ‘vagus nerve icing’ to ease anxiety. The technique, which was originally outlined in a ...

Dr. Ronald P. Benitez, a neurosurgeon at Atlantic Brain and Spine, will present safety and outcomes data from the largest, ...