The Vagus Nerve’s Mysterious Role in Mental Health Untangled ...

The vagus nerve (also called the vagal nerve) is one of the 12 cranial nerves, which are nerves that start in the brain and ...

Vagus nerve stimulation therapy improved the symptoms of treatment-resistant depression for nearly 500 participants in a ...

It involves sending mild electric pulses to the left vagus nerve, a cranial nerve of the neck. The left and right vagus nerves run from the brainstem to the intestines. They play a critical role ...

An international team of researchers conducted a clinical trial on 493 adults whose major depression hadn't previously ...

Two studies show positive treatment effect and improved quality of life among patients with treatment-resistant depression.

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 ...

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 ...

Each participant was implanted with a device that stimulates the left vagus nerve—a major conduit between the brain and the internal organs—but only half the devices were turned on.

A new study led by Luis Ulloa, PhD, and Wei Yang, PhD, reveals how electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve-;a major nerve connecting the brain and gut-;may combat the stress-related inflammation ...

HealthDay News — Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) reduces insomnia severity, according to a study ...