Vagus Nerve Stimulation: Modulating the Parasympathetic Response

About this episode

Peter Staats discusses the role of the vagus nerve in modulating the body's response to stress and explores therapies for restoring parasympathetic balance.

On this episode of Pathways to Well-Being, Peter Staats, MD, MBA, discusses the role of the vaganerve is modulating the body’s response to chronic and acute stressors, and explores vagus nervestimulation therapies for restoring parasympathetic balance.

People in this episode

Guest: Peter Staats, MD, MBA

Topics covered

• vagus nerve
• parasympathetic response
• stress modulation
• vagus nerve stimulation
• therapies
• health

Keywords

• vagus nerve
• parasympathetic
• stress
• vagus nerve stimulation
• therapies
• health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Institute for Functional Medicine

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