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Vagus Nerve Stimulation Improves Severe Depression by 70%, Major US Trial Finds (www.sciencealert.com)

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[–] WagnasT@piefed.world 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week 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.