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Discover the neuroscience behind the vagus nerve, the dive reflex, and why certain areas of the human body are highly ...

This reflex allows us to stay under water for extended periods of time and is triggered specifically by cold water on the face. The heart rate slows down 10% to 25%, lessening the need for oxygen. A ...

(Pictured from left to right): Steven Wadolowski, Keren Powell, Dr. Chunyan Li, and Christopher LeDoux who led the study. (Credit: Feinstein Institutes) The diving reflex is a natural reaction, seen ...

Imagine your body had a built-in survival switch that protects the brain. Scientists at Northwell Health’s Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research have decoded the molecular mechanism behind the ...