: either of the 10th pair of cranial nerves that arise from the medulla oblongata and supply chiefly the viscera especially with autonomic sensory and motor fibers
called also vagus
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The electrical impulses activate a reflex that causes the brain to produce another set of signals that travels back down the vagus nerve.
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Jon Hamilton, NPR, 3 Feb. 2025
These receptors then signal the brain via the vagus nerve, creating a sensation of fullness.
—Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 27 Jan. 2025
Typically, a surgeon implants the device, roughly the size of a small stopwatch, in the upper left chest and a wire is run under the skin and attached to the vagus nerve.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 16 Dec. 2024
This form of training helps regulate the vagus nerve (which supports the rest-and-digest bodily functions).
—Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 22 Oct. 2024
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Jon Hamilton, NPR, 3 Feb. 2025
These receptors then signal the brain via the vagus nerve, creating a sensation of fullness.
—Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 27 Jan. 2025
Typically, a surgeon implants the device, roughly the size of a small stopwatch, in the upper left chest and a wire is run under the skin and attached to the vagus nerve.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 16 Dec. 2024
This form of training helps regulate the vagus nerve (which supports the rest-and-digest bodily functions).
—Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Vagus nerve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vagus%20nerve. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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