What we’re trying to do by stimulating the vagus nerve is to slow down the heart and give it a chance to recover so it does ...

Christian Lopez Blanco, a doctoral student in UAB’s neuroengineering program, pitched his idea to industry leaders at the ...

Pulsetto has updated its non-invasive, FCC-certified vagus nerve stimulation device to be used for DIY vagal nerve massage at ...

The vagus nerve, often overlooked, is emerging as a key to understanding and potentially treating stress, anxiety, and ...

New research reveals how the vagus nerve is changed by social stress and how stimulation may help with severe depression.

For example, a large cluster of vagal neurons clings like a vine to the carotid artery in your neck. Its nerve fibers follow this network of blood vessels throughout your body to reach vital ...

Once on the fringes, breathwork is so mainstream even MPs are learning it. But how can (or can’t) it help your mental health?

"We have managed to isolate the activity of individual vagal neurons and identified those that are responsible for either informing the brain about cardiovascular function (afferent neurons ...

In short, it helps our bodies restore homeostasis or equilibrium. Instances of ‘low vagal tone’ (a condition when the vagus nerve is not firing well) are associated with slower physical and ...

Conduite à tenir face à un malaise vagal Il n'est pas possible, dans la phase initiale d'un malaise vagal, d'exclure une autre cause de malaise d'origine cardio-vasculaire ou neurologique ; par ...

Abby Werthmann, 17, has drug-resistant epilepsy and can have up to 50 seizures a day. She wears a special helmet and goggles ...

"A flexible nervous system, characterized by high vagal tone, can adapt and meet daily demands, returning to regulation. On the other hand, low vagal tone indicates low tolerance to stress and ...