Vagus nerve stimulation devices have long caused side effects because current electrodes stimulate all nerve fibers at once.

Northwell Health’s Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research has announced the groundbreaking release of the world’s first ...

The vagus nerve is the longest cranial nerve and a critical “information superhighway,” consisting of two main bundles.

When French writer Marcel Proust famously recalled his childhood from the taste of a Madeline cookie, his stomach may have ...

Discover the neuroscience behind the vagus nerve, the dive reflex, and why certain areas of the human body are highly ...

A pinched nerve can be very painful—no matter where it’s located in your body. If you experience one in your back, it can travel to other parts of the body and cause sharp pain, tingling, numbness, or ...

Why does a limb 'fall asleep'? A biologist explains the nerve compression and blood-flow science behind that prickly pins-and ...

The vagus nerve is the body’s superpower and it’s used to counteract your fight/flight system. It’s how you develop a healthy stress response and become resilient. When stimulated, you feel calmer, ...

Summary: A study reveals that gut-to-brain signals transmitted via the vagus nerve play a critical role in memory formation, ...

A nerve cell resembles a vast tree with branches that communicate with thousands of other cells. To function, it depends on a ...

Summary: A new study establishes that branched O-mannose glycans synthesized by the brain-specific enzyme MGAT5B are ...

Yun‑Yun Kathy Chen, MD, discusses her team's clinical trial evaluating nociceptive pain processing after a single‑injection axillary brachial plexus block.