Disruptions between the brain’s master circadian clock and the liver’s internal clock, communicated via the hepatic afferent vagal nerve (HVAN), can lead to unhealthy eating patterns and increased ...

The vagus nerve is the 10th cranial nerve, also called the wandering or pneumogastric nerve, and is the longest nerve in the body. It contains bidirectional motor and sensory fibers, afferent fibers ...

This noninvasive approach attempts to modulate the noradrenergic system of the locus coeruleus by stimulating the vagal nerve. It uses electrodes clipped on the outer ear to stimulate the auricular ...

AMY, amygdala; DGBIs, disorders of gut-brain interaction; DMV, dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus; ENS, enteric nervous system; Hyp, hypothalamus; NTS, nucleus tractus ...

Ten years ago, three research teams published a breakthrough — the first description of the molecular mechanism for transduction in fingertip sensory Merkel cells that can transduce gentle touch, a ...

What situations make you feel nervous, fearful, or anxious to the point that you get butterflies and feel sick to your stomach? Are there people, places, or situations in your life that evoke a ...

Snelling, MDKey TakeawaysThe corona radiata is a group of nerve fibers in the brain that can be harmed by a stroke.Damage to the corona radiata can affect emotions and may cause vision ...

In a review published in the journal Advanced Science, researchers discussed the interplay of the immune system and the sympathetic regulation of vital metabolic organs such as the pancreas, intestine ...