Stress--appears to tap into the same immune system­-nervous system loop that triggers symptoms of the common cold via the non-specific immune response of the vagus nerve and pro-inflammatory cytokines. ...

Excerpts from The Second Brain by Michael D. Gershon, M.D. outline in detail how the vagal nerve cells in the gut migrate from the neural crest during fetal development. ...

Excerpts from the research article Mind-altering microorganisms: the impact of the gut microbiota on brain and behavior, includes info on the vagus nerve. ...

An interesting look at how microbes work together to create at least six capacities which has traditionally only been attributed to brains. Are microbes sentient? ...

Request for participants in upcoming direct-perception, biodynamic craniosacral therapy study on the digestive system and the connection between digestive disorders and the nervous system and brain function. ...

The single-celled slime mold amoebas provide an example of how signaling molecules lead to community. ...

The appendix has recently been elevated from it's 'unnecessary' status, and it is discovered to produce melatonin as well as being a repository for beneficial gut probiotics. ...

People with healthy, diet-adapted gut flora, can subsist on very limited diets without vitamin deficiency diseases, because all of the vitamins can be obtained from bacteria growing in films coating the lining of the ...

The vagus nerve connects the brain to several parts of the digestive system. It's what tells your brain how hungry you are, based on what it senses in your belly. The vagus nerve has also been shown to carry signals ...

Interesting look at how the gut and vagus nerve work together to create a whole other system of communication and how the hormones and neurotransmitters generated in the gut interact with other organs. ...