Vagus nerve stimulation has a long precedence in medicine. As early as 1880, physicians noted that compression of the vagus nerve in the neck could abort seizures. It was not fully understood at first that this was specifically actuated by compression of the nerve rather than the carotid artery, which runs alongside the nerve, but […]

We used to think we could measure our circulatory health with a combination of blood pressure and heart rate. Low measures indicated healthy arteries, veins and heart. However, recently researchers have begun to realise that there is another interesting and powerful measure of the strength of your nervous and circulatory systems and of your health […]

Immune System Health Your best defence against illness is not modern medicine, doctors or hospital treatment, it’s your own body’s immune system; take care of it and you will give yourself the best chance of remaining fit, healthy and illness free. But how do you take care of your immune system? Well, it’s difficult to […]

The term ‘vagus’ comes from Latin, meaning 'wandering,' which appropriately fits the description of the 10th cranial nerve or CN X as it wanders and branches throughout the body. Vagus nerve is the longest and most complicated of all 12 cranial nerves. It is a mixed nerve with both afferent (sensory) and efferent (motor) components, […]

Introduction The autonomic nervous system is a part of the peripheral nervous system. This part is essential for regulation of the  involuntary physiological processes, including heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, digestion, and sexual arousal. It consists of three anatomically different divisions: sympathetic, parasympathetic and enteric. The development of the autonomic nervous system The development of […]

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