The vagus nerve carries information between the brain and organs in the chest and abdomen, such as the heart and intestines, ...

A new review article summarizes the wide-ranging, evolving potential of devices that modulate vagus nerve activity.

A new, more life-like physical model of microscopic nerve fibers called axons could speed up the discovery of medicines for ...

Stimulating your vagus nerve is the latest wellness trend, but how do you actually do it? And is it actually helping?

In order to understand brain diseases, neuroscientists try to untangle the intricate nerve fiber labyrinth of our brain. Before analyzing brain tissue under a microscope, it is often soaked in ...

If you develop Alzheimer's disease, you not only lose your sense of time, but you also lose your sense of place. Could time ...

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To rapidly transmit electrical signals in the brain, the long nerve fibers are insulated by specialized cells called oligodendrocytes. These cells also respond to the electrical signals of active ...

The mechanisms by which antidepressants and other emotion-focused medications work could be reconsidered due to an important new breakthrough in the understanding of how the gut communicates with the ...

Perhaps you have heard about the body’s second brain and wondered what it is. The name is a reflection of the complexity and ...

Arteries can narrow with fatty buildup. Blood struggles to move. Oxygen drops. A heart attack can follow, and it remains the world’s top killer. Researchers at the University of California San Diego ...