| The main nerve trunks linking the gastrointestinal tract and the central nervous system are known as the vagus and splanchnic nerves. |
| First the doctor may try rubbing the side of the patient's neck where there is a nerve called the vagus nerve. |
| Participants had a generator implanted in the anterior chest that was connected to stimulating coils on the left vagus nerve. |
| The electrode sends electrical signals backwards along the vagus nerve to the brain. |
| The vagus nerve may run in front of the common carotid artery instead of behind it. |
| Descendens hypoglossi may be carried partly or completely by the vagus nerve instead of the hypoglossal nerve. |
