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The Vagus Nerve’s Crucial Role in Creating the Human Sense of Mind (www.wired.com)
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[–] kamenlady@lemmy.world 26 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

However, some people have taken the vagus nerve’s expansive bodily influence as an invitation to engage in pseudoscience. In some corners of the internet, so-called polyvagal therapy—physical or breathing exercises that some claim reset the vagus nerve—is proposed to address just about any disorder of the mind or body. There’s little to no evidence that these popular remedies are anything but placebos.

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[–] DickFiasco@lemm.ee 6 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

I regularly take essential oils to flush the toxins from my vagus nerve. (/s just in case)

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