A wireless brain implant designed to restore artificial vision has been successfully implanted in ...

Brain fog is the result of “bad connections” between the gut and the brain, said Gerard Clarke, a professor of ...

New research suggests a high-fat diet can turn the vagus nerve into a microbial highway, allowing gut bacteria to breach the ...

Gargling water and humming might sound strange but new research shows they activate your vagus nerve and calm anxiety within ...

The mechanisms by which antidepressants and other emotion-focused medications work could be reconsidered due to an important new breakthrough in the understanding of how the gut communicates with the ...

A doctor explains what nervous system regulation really means, how chronic stress affects the body, and what helps restore ...

Communication between the body and the nervous system is called interoception and it allows the brain to sense internal states, such as hunger, pain, or heart rate. The vagus nerve is an important ...

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 ...

In another new UAB study, 15 minutes of stimulation before a 45-minute session with a physical therapist made lasting ...

A recent study published in Nature Neuroscience suggests that the brain is more mechanically connected to the body than ...

Changes within the central nervous system, including the brain and spinal cord, can be a key reason for pain in people with ...