In this episode I explain how your vagus nerve—an extensive neural pathway linking your brain and body in both directions—powerfully regulates your mood, digestion, alertness and even certain food cravings, and I explain how you can activate certain vagus nerve pathways to improve your heart rate variability (HRV), a key marker of health and longevity. I also explain how to control vagal pathways to enhance your focus and alertness to improve learning and neuroplasticity. And I explain how your vagus nerve controls levels of serotonin in both your gut and brain, impacting your mood and emotional resilience and how to keep that pathway robust.Read the episode show notes at hubermanlab.com.Thank you to our sponsorsAG1: https://drinkag1.com/hubermanLMNT: https://drinklmnt.com/hubermanJoovv: https://joovv.com/hubermanROKA: https://roka.com/hubermanFunction: https://functionhealth.com/hubermanTimestamps00:00:00 Vagus Nerve00:02:43 Sponsors: LMNT & Joovv00:05:41 Cranial Nerves, Inputs (Afferents) & Outputs (Efferents), Sensory & Motor 00:12:40 Vagus Nerve & Sensory Pathways, Body & Brain00:18:30 Sensory Information, Chemical & Mechanical Information00:23:49 Sympathetic & Parasympathetic Nervous Systems, Vagus Nerve, Tool: Calming & Auricular (Ear) Sensation00:30:19 Sponsors: AG1 & ROKA00:33:38 Vagus Nerve Motor Outputs00:36:00 Autoregulation, Improving Heart Rate Variability (HRV) Tools: HR Deceleration00:49:46 Aging, Declining HRV, Health, Activity, Tool00:52:31 Tool: Exercise, Increase Alertness for Cognitive & Physical Activity, Motivation01:04:26 Sponsor: Function01:06:14 Adult Neuroplasticity & Learning, Acetylcholine, Alpha GPC Nicotine 01:11:48 Tools: High-Intensity Exercise, Increase Alertness, Focus & Learning; Sleep01:18:14 Serotonin, Gut, Brain & Mood, Depression & SSRIs01:21:34 Serotonin, Improve Mood & Gut Health, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Tools: Low-Sugar Fermented Foods, Tryptophan01:28:49 Mood, Depression, Gut Health & Vagal Signaling, Probiotics01:32:12 Calming Down via Vagus Nerve, Tool: Neck Peri-Arterial Vagus Stretch01:42:00 Tools: Calming Down, Humming, Extended Exhales01:46:38 Recap01:48:46 Zero-Cost Support, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Follow & Reviews, Sponsors, YouTube Feedback, Protocols Book, Social Media, Neural Network NewsletterDisclaimer & DisclosuresLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
