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Dacher Keltner — The Thrilling New Science of Awe

On Being with Krista Tippett

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The Neurophysiology of the Vagus Nerve

When we feel compassion, the vagus nerve is activated because it slows your heart rate. It allows you to vocalize and look at people in the eyes. When we meditate, the vagum nerve is activated as well. And remarkably, Krista, gets into your gut and receives all this information from the microbiome. "It is the mind-body nexus and we just hadn't studied it"

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