The vagus nerve, a complex bundle of 200,000 fibers connecting the brain to vital organs, has remained a medical enigma for ...

New research provides direct evidence that the gut microbiome communicates with the brain through the vagus nerve.

The vagus nerve is a major pathway of the parasympathetic nervous system, which, along with the sympathetic nervous system, constitutes the autonomic nervous system. Normally, sympathetic and ...

A recent study in an animal model provides direct evidence for the role of the vagus nerve in gut microbiome-brain ...

The vagus nerve is a major pathway of the parasympathetic nervous system, which, along with the sympathetic nervous system, constitutes the autonomic nervous system. Normally, sympathetic and ...

“In future work, we plan to explore the interplay between the vagus nerve and the humoral pathway, which is a much slower pathway involving hormones and other signalling molecules in the blood.

A new study in an animal model provides direct evidence for the role of the vagus nerve in gut microbiome-brain communication, addressing a critical ...

Zapping the vagus nerve promotes blood clotting, new research suggests. These findings are the first evidence in humans of a "neural tourniquet," or a brain-based pathway that could reduce ...

“We know that the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway is a regulatory mechanism that uses the vagus nerve to reduce inflammation,” she said. Aside from inhibiting production of TNF ...

Here’s how ‘vagus nerve icing’ could help you to calm down ... will activate the cholinergic neurons of the vagal pathway, releasing the neurotransmitter acetylcholine which tells young ...

Three nerves carry taste signals to the brain stem: the chorda tympani nerve (from the front of the tongue), the glossopharyngeal nerve (from the back of the tongue) and the vagus nerve (from the ...