Recent developments in pain science involve the Vagus nerve and the autonomic nervous system, the part of the nervous system you do not have conscious control of. The autonomic nervous system consists of the sympathetic nervous system known as "fight or flight" which is a response to DANGER and the parasympathetic nervous system known as "rest and digest" in response to SAFETY. There is another component of the parasympathetic nervous system that has recently gained attention

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