How does my mind talk to my body?

CrowdScience listener Lisa, who is from South Africa but now lives in the UK, has been a vegetarian for many years. Sometimes though, she still finds herself craving meats – like spaghetti bolognese or a burger. To satisfy these cravings, she eats ‘alt-meats’, products meant to l ...  Show more

Your heart pounds, your chest tightens, your stomach drops and your legs feel weak and shaky. Your palms are sweating and a tingling rush spreads through your arms and fingertips as your brain is overwhelmed with feelings of tension and fear. And yet, you’ve asked for this. You w ...  Show more

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 improv ...  Show more

Today we talk with Dr. Tom about the nervous system and more specifically the Vagus Nerve. Learn practical tips on how to regulate your nervous system.  

•Explore how meditation triggers the vagus nerve and promotes relaxation •Highlight 10 benefits of meditation on health and happiness •Identify strategies to incorporate meditation into your daily life TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Introduction 00:46 Meditation to stimulate the Vagus Nerve  ...  Show more

This episode I describe how the organs of the body influence the function and health of our brain and how our brain controls our bodily organs. The conscious awareness of this brain-body dialogue is called interoception. I describe how two factors- mechanical forces (e.g., pressu ...  Show more