The Valsalva maneuver is one of several simple physical actions called vagal maneuvers that act on the vagus nerve to slow your heart rate. Doctors may suggest vagal maneuvers to try and slow your ...

Have you felt butterflies in your stomach or hunger pangs? Those “gut feelings” happen thanks to the vagus nerve, which is a superhighway that connects the brain and the gut. What gives this nerve ...

Roger Federer serving an ace at Wimbledon in 2009. Source: Wikimedia Commons A few days ago, I did a podcast interview with someone who asked me to give listeners a crash course on how the cerebellum ...

When it comes to brain health, the vagus nerve might not always be top of mind. But this mighty nerve serves an important function: It sends information between your brain and other vital organs, and ...

The funding will support Feinstein Institutes scientists to pioneer a landmark map of the vagus nerve and its connections to the brain and peripheral organs MANHASSET, N.Y., October 26, ...

The market for direct-to-consumer neuromodulation gadgets is booming, fueled by sophisticated marketing and patient desperation. From simple transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) pens to ...

MANHASSET, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Researchers at the Institute of Bioelectronic Medicine at The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research developed a long-term implant model for vagus nerve ...

They’ve got some nerve! Vagus nerve stimulators are making waves as a potential way to relax, sleep better and improve gut health. But an expert on the vagus nerve warns that noninvasive VNS devices ...

Implantable vagus nerve stimulation devices have long been used to treat epilepsy, depression and stroke. A new crop of buzzy non-invasive VNS gadgets, like the one shown here from Truvaga, promises ...

Stimulating the vagus nerve with a device attached to the outer ear can help make compassion meditation training more effective at boosting people's capacity for self-kindness and mindfulness, finds a ...