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 ...

"Our vagus nerve really affects a lot of things," Dr. Allyson Coffin said. "If it's off balance, you will notice." ...

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

New research reveals that the vagus nerve, which helps regulate appetite, interacts with socio-economic status to influence ...

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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 ...

Medically reviewed by Lauren Schlanger, MD The recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) anatomy is designed to supply function to most muscles of the larynx (voice box). It branches from the vagus nerve ...

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 ...

For permission requests, please contact NEJM Reprints at [email protected] Since December 1, 1945, bilateral supradiaphragmatic resections of the vagus nerves on 33 patients with chronic peptic ...

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 ...