: either of the 10th pair of cranial nerves that arise from the medulla oblongata and supply chiefly the viscera especially with autonomic sensory and motor fibers
called also vagus
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The primary function of the vagus nerve is to dampen the body’s responses.
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R Douglas Fields, WIRED, 29 Sep. 2024
These techniques include breathwork that stimulates the vagus nerve and cognitive practices that stop habitual coping patterns.
—Liz Kislik, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
So powerful is its influence, the vagus nerve can literally stop the beating heart.
—R Douglas Fields, WIRED, 29 Sep. 2024
Research decades ago suggested that the vagus nerve controls inflammatory responses — pointing to a body-brain connection.
—Esther Landhuis, Quanta Magazine, 14 June 2024
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R Douglas Fields, WIRED, 29 Sep. 2024
These techniques include breathwork that stimulates the vagus nerve and cognitive practices that stop habitual coping patterns.
—Liz Kislik, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
So powerful is its influence, the vagus nerve can literally stop the beating heart.
—R Douglas Fields, WIRED, 29 Sep. 2024
Research decades ago suggested that the vagus nerve controls inflammatory responses — pointing to a body-brain connection.
—Esther Landhuis, Quanta Magazine, 14 June 2024
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“Vagus nerve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vagus%20nerve. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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