Andrew Huberman· PhD
in real time, increased the activation of the so-called vagus nerve, this 10th cranial nerve that extends out of the skull and innervates many of the viscera and body.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
in real time, increased the activation of the so-called vagus nerve, this 10th cranial nerve that extends out of the skull and innervates many of the viscera and body.
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people with depression are sometimes treated with vagal nerve stimulators and it certainly isn't driving more sedation more depression of the nervous system it drives alertness and arousal
It started as actually as an epilepsy treatment. And it can help with epilepsy.