the vagus is up in the news again

https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/09/after-15-yrs-in-vegetative-state-patient-becomes-minimally-consci-us/?amp=1 https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/09/after-15-yrs-in-vegetati-e-state-patient-becomes-minimally-conscious/?amp=1

From my experiences of working with the vagus nerve clinically fo= almost fifteen years, I have had the hunch for a long time that improving=vagal function could help people with dementia.

I think that it is the same mechanism in some cases of autism. See a treatm=nt of a successful treatment of a young man with autism using our easy-to-=o, easy to learn, "hands on" techniques for improving =he ventral vagal function.

best wishes,

Stanley