Describe the gut/brain axis and why stimulation of the vagus nerve can be a useful part of treatment for digestive disorders linked to stress and anxiety.
Textbook reading:
- Cozolino, L. (2017). The neuroscience of psychotherapy: Healing the social brain (3rd Ed.). W.W. Norton & Company
- Chapter 4: The human nervous system: From neurons to neural networks (pp. 57-74).
