vagal
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of vagal
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The researchers noticed that a particular subgroup of vagal sensory neurons was more active during this gasping behavior.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2024
To determine how fats and sugars affect the brain, the team stimulated gut vagal nerves with light.
From Science Daily ● 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
“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
Comparison of the findings after these two injections will determine which factor, vagal or cardiac tissue, is the greater in the condition present.
From Disturbances of the Heart by Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas) Osborne
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