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Recent neuroscience studies have been investigating how the stimulation of some nerves, particularly the vagus nerve, using electrical pulses affects neural activity in the mammalian brain.

The vagus nerve is one of the longest nerves in the human body. Stretching from the brainstem down through the neck and chest to the abdomen, it is an important player in the autonomic nervous system.