Among the many operations of the body and brain it controls, the vagus nerve is responsible for relaxing tension, counteracting activity of the sympathetic nerves and establishing the very ...

If you aren’t familiar with the vagus nerve and what it does in the body, you’re not alone! More and more evidence in recent ...

The vagus nerve is so named because it “wanders” like a vagabond, sending out sensory fibers from your brainstem to your ...

What Is the Vagus Nerve and What Does It Do? The vagus nerve is one of the body's cranial nerves that starts at the brain and extends beyond the neck, chest and into the abdomen.

Dear Reader: The vagus nerve is a long, branching and meandering nerve that serves as an information superhighway. It is the longest and most complex of the 12 cranial nerves. Although referred to ...

During my research on this connection, I was intrigued by the role of the vagus nerve, which offered answers into how and why the brain and body are so intricately connected. The vagus nerve, named ...

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 ...

The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research has been awarded $3 million from the National Institute of Neurological ...

Among the many operations of the body and brain it controls, the vagus nerve is responsible for relaxing tension, counteracting activity of the sympathetic nerves and establishing the very ...

Dear Doctors: I keep reading about how the vagus nerve has a lot to do with things like mood, digestion and keeping your brain healthy. Where is it located? Supposedly there is even a kind of ...

Here’s what she had to say. As the longest cranial nerve (nerves that arise directly from the brain) in the body, the vagus nerve plays an incredibly important role in the body’s ability to ...