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Stimulation of the vagus nerve strengthens the communication between the stomach and the brain
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Stimulation of the vagus nerve strengthens the communication between the stomach and the brain

by Bianca Hermle, University of Tübingen Credit: Manu5, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons The nervous system takes in sensory stimuli, processes them and triggers reactions such as muscle movements or pain sensations. A few years ago, a network in the brain was identified that is coupled with signals from the stomach and presumably influences...