Posted by llrrrpp on May 18, 2006, at 17:35:28
In reply to Re: three factors of emotion pulled apart, posted by madeline on May 18, 2006, at 17:18:07
> exactly, the vagus nerve controls most of the emotional response.
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> I started to write something similar to what you did, but I was also afraid of the supergeekiness.
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> However, I teach anatomy and physiology so that vaults me right up to ubergeeky. Sometimes it just goes without saying.Well, i don't know if I would go so far as to say that Vagus nerve "controls" emotion. It might be sufficient for emotion? I don't know...
I don't think that spinal injuries typically affect the vagus nerve. If the brainstem is traumatized at the level where the vagus nerve exits, near the olive, a person will have bigger problems than his emotional deficit. (brain death?) And if the vagus is interupted somewhere in the neck- well, there might also be bigger problems than emotional deficits... e.g. heart arrhythmias?
Viva Las Vagus. Happy to see you around Maddie :)
It's fun to play supergeexs sometimes. Don't be scared. I bet you're a great prof!nongeex, don't be scared either. Us geeks are specialists in somethings, and you are specialized in other things, and we envy you that.
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