Various diseases can be treated by stimulating the vagus nerve in the ear with electrical signals. However, this technique does not always work. A study has now shown: The electrical signals must be ...

Maintaining mental sharpness in today’s fast-paced world is more crucial than ever. With the increasing demands on our cognitive abilities, people seek practical solutions to enhance their memory and ...

Social media hype about the vagus nerve tends to be oversimplified. The truth is more complex — and more interesting.

If you feel simultaneously on-edge and burned out—wired but exhausted, foggy by 3 p.m. and still tossing at midnight—your vagus nerve could use a tune-up. The good news? A vagus nerve reset doesn't ...

Like a highway system, the vagus nerve branches profusely from your brain through your organs to marshal bodily functions, including aspects of mind such as mood, pleasure and fear. It is late at ...

My brain injury in 2000 affected my balance and gait. Doctors assessed it by asking me to walk across a small room and back again. Aside from that observational method, which would not have apprised ...