AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
1min snip
WM 2 - The Autonomic Nervous System
What Magnificence
The Body Speaks: Centrality of the Vagus Nerve
The vagus nerve, a key component of the parasympathetic nervous system, plays a vital role in communication between the body and brain, with approximately 90% of its neurons sending information from the body to the brain. This challenges the traditional view that the brain solely controls bodily functions, highlighting the body's significant input in influencing emotional and physical sensations, such as the 'butterflies in the stomach' felt during nervousness or attraction.
00:00
Transcript
Episode notes
Get the Snipd
podcast app
Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
AI-powered
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode
Save any
moment
Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways
Share
& Export
Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more
AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode