Tag: vagus nerve

How the brain controls inflammation: The vagus nerve’s unexpected role in immune regulation

The brain controls inflammation through an electrical circuit called the inflammatory reflex, mediated by the vagus nerve. Clinical trials show…

How Your Body Switches Between Two Operating Systems: The Autonomic Nervous System Explained

Your body operates two competing nervous systems that constantly switch control. The sympathetic system activates fight-or-flight responses during stress, while…

Brain-Immune Connection: How the Inflammatory Reflex Controls Disease

New research reveals how the brain controls immune responses through the inflammatory reflex, an electrical pathway via the vagus nerve…

Brain-Immune Connection: How the Inflammatory Reflex Controls Disease

New research reveals how the brain controls immune responses through the inflammatory reflex, an electrical pathway via the vagus nerve…