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 ...

Although referred to in the singular, there are actually two vagus nerves, one on each side of the body. They begin in the brain stem, run through the face, neck and chest, and reach into the ...

In clinical trials, almost 500 depression patients who were resistant to current treatments were given therapy that stimulated their vagus nerve. The major | Clinical And Molecular Dx ...

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The vagus nerve is one of the body's cranial nerves that starts at the brain and extends beyond the neck, chest and into the abdomen. "The vagus nerve gets a lot of attention because of its role ...

1. Vagal Connections Your vagus nerve, or tenth cranial nerve, wanders (like a vagabond) from your brainstem into your face and ears and down your throat and into your chest, your heart ...

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