I Tried The Vagus Nerve Hack (so you don't have to)

More on @MerckKGaADarmstadtGermany's bioelectronics work: https://www.emdgroup.com/en/research/research-and-development-highlights/bioelectronics.html?ko=vh @drali's channel 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@UClIZqOLqUCro7bKztUjYCNA Join the Discord! 👾 https://discord.gg/uBacq3APnp In addition to sponsorships, we rely on Patreon to keep the channel going 🧠 http://patreon.com/braincraft The Vagus Nerve controls various bodily functions, such as digestion, heart rate, and mood regulation. Recently there's been a surge in alternative therapies that claim to stimulate the Vagus Nerve, including icing, breathing exercises and meditation. In this video, I test the most popular TikTok trend, icing, based on the mammilian dive reflex. We explore the science behind VNS, the latest therapies, and what personalised medicine could look like in the future. Further reading: Vagus Nerve stimulation and therapies 🧐 Johnson, R. L., & Wilson, C. G. (2018). A review of vagus nerve stimulation as a therapeutic intervention. Journal of inflammation research, 203-213. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.2147/JIR.S163248 Cimpianu, C. L., Strube, W., Falkai, P., Palm, U., & Hasan, A. (2017). Vagus nerve stimulation in psychiatry: a systematic review of the available evidence. Journal of neural transmission, 124, 145-158. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00702-016-1642-2 #vagusnerve #anxiety #psychology #icing #humanprogress


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