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Vagus Nerve Stimulation Improves Severe Depression by 70%, Major US Trial Finds (www.sciencealert.com)
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[–] 13 points 4 months ago (1 child)

I didn't know what a vagus nerve was, I just assumed stimulating your bean would probably lift your mood.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    The vagus nerve is actually super interesting and bizarre. It's this weird long nerve that starts in the upper spinal column and then goes down to connect to a whole bunch of different systems in the body. It's pretty unique and it seems to have all kinds of weird effects we're still figuring out.

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