: of, relating to, mediated by, or being the vagus nerve
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Increasing your vagal tone is associated with a lower heart rate, which is an important precursor to sleep.
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Georgia Day, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2024
The strength of your vagus response is known as your vagal tone and it can be determined by using an electrocardiogram to measure heart rate.
—Gaia Vince, Discover Magazine, 26 May 2015
These scientists note that the tip of a vagal branch ends in the folds of the ear.
—Shi En Kim, Scientific American, 28 Dec. 2023
In extreme cases, vagal tampering can lead to sudden death.
—Shi En Kim, Scientific American, 28 Dec. 2023
After the initial infection waned, a large percentage those experiencing long COVID still reported symptoms typically seen with vagal dysfunction.
—Shi En Kim, Scientific American, 28 Dec. 2023
This would mean that the vagal nerves’ calming action is getting delayed—so the panic, heart palpitations and constant anxiety many people have described to me make sense.
—Emily Mendenhall, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2023
Instances of ‘low vagal tone’ (a condition when the vagus nerve is not firing well) are associated with slower physical and emotional recovery after periods of prolonged stress.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
Based on human experiments, Holst hypothesized that GLP-1 caused slower emptying of the stomach, which sent a signal through the vagal nerve signifying fullness.
—Megan Molteni and Elaine Chen, STAT, 30 Sep. 2023
Georgia Day, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2024
The strength of your vagus response is known as your vagal tone and it can be determined by using an electrocardiogram to measure heart rate.
—Gaia Vince, Discover Magazine, 26 May 2015
These scientists note that the tip of a vagal branch ends in the folds of the ear.
—Shi En Kim, Scientific American, 28 Dec. 2023
In extreme cases, vagal tampering can lead to sudden death.
—Shi En Kim, Scientific American, 28 Dec. 2023
After the initial infection waned, a large percentage those experiencing long COVID still reported symptoms typically seen with vagal dysfunction.
—Shi En Kim, Scientific American, 28 Dec. 2023
This would mean that the vagal nerves’ calming action is getting delayed—so the panic, heart palpitations and constant anxiety many people have described to me make sense.
—Emily Mendenhall, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2023
Instances of ‘low vagal tone’ (a condition when the vagus nerve is not firing well) are associated with slower physical and emotional recovery after periods of prolonged stress.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2023
Based on human experiments, Holst hypothesized that GLP-1 caused slower emptying of the stomach, which sent a signal through the vagal nerve signifying fullness.
—Megan Molteni and Elaine Chen, STAT, 30 Sep. 2023
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“Vagal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vagal. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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