Illustration of the vagus nerve. (Sebastian Kaulitzki/Science Photo Library/Getty Images) Depression affects more than 300 ...

There is a conversation taking place inside you every second of every day. Long before you become aware of it, the brain and body are already exchanging a ceaseless stream of messages without using a ...

A trial enrolled nine individuals with PTSD and used a next-generation miniaturized system to deliver vagus nerve stimulation ...

Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation was associated with reduced anxiety severity but showed no significant benefit for working memory or inhibitory control in healthy adults.

VNS is the process of electrically stimulating the vagus nerve via a surgically implanted device. It is generally safe, but may cause temporary side effects, such as hoarseness, coughing, and ...

We compared Nuropod, gammaCore, Pulsetto, and Sensate across science, safety, stimulation method, usability, hidden costs, ...

Whether you’re aware of it or not, there’s an information superhighway running down each side of your neck right now. And every time you take a long, slow exhale, you’re using that highway — an ...

The vagus nerve is one of 12 pairs of cranial nerves in the body. It’s involved in various bodily functions, including digestion, heart rate, and breathing. There are 12 cranial nerves in the body.

In the early 80’s, when Dr. Mark George was studying at the Medical University of South Carolina, he was told to stay away from the vagus nerve. “I learned to avoid the nerve—that anything associated ...

You have trillions of nerves throughout your body, but one holds the potential to impact both minor and serious health conditions and is so intriguing (partly because you can manipulate it yourself, ...

Vagus nerve stimulation is already used to treat a handful of conditions such as epilepsy and depression, but a sweeping new review of more than 660 studies suggests medicine has only scratched the ...

The main nerve of your parasympathetic nervous system (PNS), your vagus nerve relays messages between your brain, digestive system, and heart. Your PNS helps your body relax and recover after stress - ...