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.

Recent neuroscience studies have been investigating how the stimulation of some nerves, particularly the vagus nerve, using ...

Researchers from Monash University have isolated activity from individual neurons within the vagus nerve. Considering the ...

Just as a musician can train to more sharply distinguish subtle differences in pitch, mammals can improve their ability to ...

Did you know that Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS ... A study confirms that VNS might improve the decision-making skills of ...

Immersing your face in cold water is thought to indirectly stimulate the vagus nerve by slowing down the heart rate. Evidence on the effectiveness of cold water immersion has been found in many ...

Wellness tech company Pulsetto has released a new guide to measuring heart rate variability (HRV) to help health enthusiasts ...

Vagus nerve stimulation is now being revisited as an adjunct treatment for patients with chronic depression who have not ...

Communication between the body and the nervous system is called interoception and it allows the brain to sense internal states, such as hunger, pain, or heart rate. The vagus nerve is an important ...