vagal

American  

[vey-guhl] / ˈveɪ gəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to a vagus nerve.

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vagal British  

/ ˈveɪɡəl /

adjective

1. anatomy of, relating to, or affecting the vagus nerve

   vagal inhibition

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Etymology

Origin of vagal

First recorded in 1850–55; vag(us) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

A study coordinated by the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa and published in Science Translational Medicine found that maintaining vagal nerve connections to the heart on both sides helps slow the aging process.

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“Goosebumps, tears, vagal tone, default mode network deactivation, vocalizations, body postures. I mean, man, we can measure it, and that in its own right some people would not have predicted.”

From Los Angeles Times

The researchers noticed that a particular subgroup of vagal sensory neurons was more active during this gasping behavior.

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"Our findings show that any substances released from EECs must act via diffusion onto vagal sensory nerve endings in the colon, which then relay sensory information to the brain," says Professor Spencer.

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To determine how fats and sugars affect the brain, the team stimulated gut vagal nerves with light.

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