Summary of Stanley Rosenberg's Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve

By IRB Media

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

Book Preview: #1 Star Trek has always aimed to be cultural literacy, and the show has quotations from Shakespeare throughout its episodes. The middle of the play, where the French princess and her attendant speak French, is a clear example of that.

#2 The premise of French-English translation being easy to understand is a common one in science fiction, as it allows the audience to follow along. However, the assumption that different languages simply name the things of the world differently is not always true.

#3 The picture of language that Wittgenstein sought to escape is the one that we saw embodied in Henry V, which he found in St. Augustine’s account in his Confessions. It states that language simply names objects, and that every word has a meaning that is correlated with the word.

#4 For Wittgenstein, the meaning of a word is not its correspondence to a thing, but the way it is used in the world to make sense of it. He argues that language and life are inseparable, and that to understand language, we must understand life.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Feb 18, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669349457

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#1

Many people struggle with health issues. While conventional medicine relies on drugs and surgery, there is an alternative that can help you achieve long-term, sustainable health: the nervous system. By understanding how the nervous system works, you can find solutions to many health problems.

#2

The five nerves that support social engagement are the vagus nerve, the sympathetic trunk, the facial nerve, the trigeminal nerve, and the caudal spinal nucleus. If we can get these to function properly, there is a good chance of alleviating or eliminating many of the symptoms on the list.

#3

The twelve cranial nerves are different from the twelve spinal nerves. Some cranial nerves connect the brainstem with organs and muscles of the head, while other cranial nerves go through small openings in the cranium to reach the throat, face, neck, thorax, and abdomen.

#4

The olfactory nerve, or cranial nerve I, controls our sense of smell. It is the only cranial nerve with direct transmission from the sensory organs to the brain without intermediary synapses.

#5

The olfactory nerve is the only cranial nerve that transmits information directly to the cerebral cortex. It is instrumental in the formation of memory, as smells are some of our strongest and most evocative memories.

#6

The cranial nerves assist in the search for food in other ways. Many animals locate possible prey using their finely attuned sense of hearing. The facial and trigeminal nerves play a role in listening and understanding human speech by regulating the middle-ear muscles.

#7

When we are socially engaged, it is easy for others to understand our behavior. However, sometimes we temporarily drop into a state of chronic activation of the sympathetic chain system or of dorsal vagal activity.

#8

The stapedius, the smallest muscle in the body, is innervated by CN VII. It protects the inner ear from high noise levels, primarily the volume of your own voice. The roar of a lion can be deafening, striking terror in other animals.

#9

The sphenoid bone is the most centrally located bone in the cranium. The outer surfaces of the sphenoid bone make up what we commonly call the temples. If