vagal
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of vagal
Example Sentences
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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.
From Science Daily • Jan. 1, 2026
“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 • Jan. 18, 2024
“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 • Jan. 18, 2024
Elaborate animal and cell tests revealed serotonin signalling via 5HT3 receptors on vagal nerve neurons was responsible for this whole chain reaction.
From Salon • Dec. 7, 2023
Initial maximal vagal stimulation: Expected results: inhibition of heart beat.
From On Handling the Data by Mayfield, M. I.
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