Newly detailed nerve links between brain and other organs shape ...

The vagus is one connection between brain and body and helps regulate our emotional states. It is connected to most organs and to its sensory receptors and to the brain. It also allows the brain to send motor communications. It acts through a two-way communication. It analyzes many features of the body and tells the brain how to feel about them and... See more

All organs are monitored by the brain via the vagus nerve.

It turns out that we have at least four additional senses—and the most underrated and practical of them is known as interoception .  The word has two parts: “intero–” refers to “ internal ” and “–ception” to “ awareness .” In essence, it means awareness of our internal state, which includes learned associations, memories, emotions, and all the... See more