recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLNthyroidectomyvagus nerveXth cranial nerveThe vagus nerve has a very long course and affects speech, digestion, respiration, heart function, and perhaps your body's immune response. This chapter explores how the Xth cranial nerve, the vagus, carries out its functions ...
The brain also sends signals down the vagus nerve to the gut, influencing aspects of the gut environment such as inflammation and digestion, which in turn affect the composition of resident bacteria. There’s some evidence that beneficial bacteria can reduce depression, anxiety, panic attacks and ...
Thevagus nerve, also known as the tenth cranial nerve or cranial nerve X, is a long nerve that originates in thebrain stemand extends through the neck and into the chest and abdomen. It is tasked with regulating critical body functions such as heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, and di...
The accidental discovery excited a wave of research to figure out exactly how the vagus nerve impacts mood—a wave that has yet to crest. Scientists now know that the vine carries information about heart rate, digestion and, more broadly, the state of the body to many of the brain regions...
Sensory functions of the vagus nerve are critical for conscious perception and for monitoring visceral functions in the cardiopulmonary and gastrointestinal systems. As such the vagus nerve has a critical role in the maintenance of bodily homeostasis (balance) in diverse functions relating to digestion,...
That’s because, in addition to ferrying messages back and forth to the brain, this nerve is a major component of the parasympathetic nervous system, the “rest-and-digest” branch of the nervous system that governs mood along with immunity, digestion, respiration, sexual arousal, and much ...
either of the tenth pair of cranial nerves, composed of long sensory and motor neurons that innervate the body from the throat to the abdominal viscera and that function in speech, swallowing, breathing, heart rate, and digestion. Also calledva′gus nerve′. ...
Interoceptive feedback transmitted via the vagus nerve plays a vital role in motivation by tuning actions according to physiological needs. Whereas vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) reinforces actions in animals, motivational effects elicited by VNS in human
What is the vagus nerve and its function? The vagus nerve is responsible for theregulation of internal organ functions, such as digestion, heart rate, and respiratory rate, as well as vasomotor activity, and certain reflex actions, such as coughing, sneezing, swallowing, and vomiting (17). ...
Vagus-nerve stimulation, acetylcholine and nicotine inhibit the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines from macrophages through a 'nicotinic anti-inflammatory pathway' that is dependent on the α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α7nAChR). Similar to the development of α- and β-agonists for adren...