Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve: Self-Help Exercises for Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, and Autism

by Stanley D. Rosenberg

All of the twelve cranial nerves originate on the inferior (bottom) surface of the brain or from the brainstem. We are especially interested in CN V, VII, IX, X, and XI. All five of these nerves need to function properly if we are to be socially engaged.