Vagus Nerve

VAGUS NERVE: Using Vagus Nerve as Self Help to Heal Anxiety, Depression, Inflammation with Exercises to restore Social Engagement, is specifically designed to explore the concept and mechanism of the vagus nerve, paying close attention to its function as regards the human body. This book also examines the effect and symptoms associated with the damaged or dysfunctional vagus nerve.

This book treats the following:

• The nature of vagus nerve
• Historical recognition of the vagus nerve
• Functions of the vagus nerve and nine functional facts about the vagus nerve
• Symptoms of damage to the vagus nerve
• Causes of vagus nerve damage
• Vagus nerve stimulation
• Electrophysiological studies of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) in humans
• Surgical technique in vagus nerve stimulation
• Vagus nerve stimulation in mood disorders (depression, anxiety, fatique, stress)
• Vagus nerve stimulation and immune system
• The ventral branch of the vagus nerve
• The healing power of the vagus nerve: exercises to restore social engagement