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Vagus nerve stimulation induces brain vascular rhythms linked to later learning performance

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New research in mice shows that stimulating the vagus nerve after training enhances long-term learning. The stimulation also triggers rhythmic changes in brain blood flow, suggesting learning depends on more than just chemical signaling between brain cells.

First report: Stimulating This Neck Nerve Sharpened Learning, But Only Days Later — studyfinds.com, 14d