The vagus nerve is the 10th of 12 pairs of cranial nerves, which emerge from the brain stem and run down each side of the body. They contain a major portion of the parasympathetic nervous system, the ...

Communication between the body and the nervous system is called interoception and it allows the brain to sense internal states, such as hunger, pain, or heart rate. The vagus nerve is an important ...

which then stimulates the vagus nerve. That sends a signal to the brain, activating the brain stem and causing the release of several key chemicals onto the surface of the brain. It is thought ...

Induced pluripotent stem cells ... the gut–visceral nerve–brain axis and study of the propagation of pathogenic proteins involved in Alzheimer’s disease along the vagus nerve.

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 ...

particularly the vagus nerve, using electrical pulses affects neural activity in the mammalian brain. The vagus nerve, the longest cranial nerve in the human body, is known to play a key role in ...

Dr Radha explained: “Research has identified a specific network of neurons in the brain stem called the pre-Botzinger ... Ever head of the vagus nerve? It begins in your brain and travels ...