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Interoception -

By Vivi Yu on September 25, 2020

Learn to Listen to your Body.

Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Under 1 Minute

By Vivi Yu on September 24, 2020

Hello! So you want to stimulate your Vagus Nerve? Then this product is for you.

Ten tVNS Tips

By vagabond on September 17, 2020

So you’ve received your kit and you’re excited about trying out your first session. Getting started is very easy. Instructions are on screen and on the included card. There is no one right way to do vagus nerve stimulation. As with everything, try things out to see what works best for you. Here are 10 […]

VagusNet Thank-You Card - September 2020

By Vivi Yu on September 10, 2020

Vagus Nerve Stimulation Could Boost Language Learning

By vagabond on August 14, 2020

Researchers have discovered that transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (tVNS) administered to the auricular (at the left ear) branch of the vagus nerve can enhance language learning in adults. The findings were reported this month by a team of scientists from the University of Pittsburgh and University of California, USA; and published in the Nature Partner […]

A (very) Brief History of Electrical Vagus Nerve Stimulation

By vagabond on August 8, 2020

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 […]

Heart Rate Variability and Why You Should Care

By vagabond on July 19, 2020

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 […]

Natural Ways to Boost Your Immune system

By vagabond on July 7, 2020

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 Vagus Nerve - its Functions, and the Benefits of Stimulating It

By Vivi Yu on June 13, 2020

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, […]

The autonomic nervous system

By Vivi Yu on June 5, 2020

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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