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.
Now, many of you have probably heard about polyvagal theory. I'm gonna talk about this today. Polyvagal theory was popularized by Stephen Porges and it's an interesting theory, certain aspects of it, frankly, hold up to the science, some of it doesn't. And I'm gonna discuss all of that today. A lot of the vagus and the excitement about the vagus, V-A-G-U-S, is because it's somehow got into the mind of the public that the vagus is involved in calming us down.
Every Sunday: the week’s new conflicts and verdict changes — and nothing else.
Native comments, Twitter mentions, and Reddit threads about this claim — surfaced together so the conversation isn't fragmented across platforms.
Bookmarking — the dossier-vs-overview split is the right call. Most of the time I want overview; sometimes I want receipts.
Would love a "what would change this verdict" RSS feed. Sign me up if it exists.
The vagus nerve is an extensive nerve pathway that is bidirectional between brain and body, so brain to body and body to brain. It generally is associated with calming effects on our brain and body, although that's certainly not always the case.