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Feeling stressed? Your body’s 'rest and digest' system is the key to winding down

The parasympathetic nervous system, or "rest and digest" system, helps the body relax, heal, digest, and recover after stress. A dysregulated system can make it harder to relax and increase the risk ...
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Parasympathetic nervous system

The parasympathetic nervous system (PSNS) is one of the three divisions of the autonomic nervous system, the others being the sympathetic nervous system and the enteric nervous system. The autonomic ...
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How the Parasympathetic Nervous System Influences Your Mental Health

Functions of the Parasympathetic Nervous System When your parasympathetic nervous system becomes active, it triggers your body to relax and focus on restoration. This change affects nearly every major ...
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Space tourists' experience might be affected by how their parasympathetic nervous system functions, per study of novice passengers during and after zero-gravity parabolic flights

Funding: This research has received a grant from the CNES (number 4800001159). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the ...