The vagus nerve, heart rate variability, and subjective wellbeing - a MindBlog self experiment
In this post I pass on to MindBlog readers a NYTimes article by Christina Caron that has been republished several time by the newspaper. It is a sane account of what the vagus nerve is and what it does...The vagus is the main nerve of the parasympathetic nervous system. Unlike the sympathetic nervous system, which is associated with arousal of the body and the “fight or flight” response, the parasympathetic branch helps us rest, digest and calm down. Numerous experiments have shown that increased... Читать дальше...
