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Mar 2021
39m 57s

How does my mind talk to my body?

Bbc World Service
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This week CrowdScience investigates the information superhighway connecting mind with body. The Vagus nerve is part of our parasympathetic nervous system, delivering information from all our major organs to the brain stem, and stimulating it can help us switch off our fight or flight response and calm us down. But listener Mags wants to know what science say ... Show More
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