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vagal tone

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vagal tone
Etymology: L, vagus, wandering; Gk, tonos, stretching
1 the level of activity in the parasympathetic nervous system.
2 the inhibitory control of the vagus nerve over heart rate and atrioventricular conduction.


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The polyvagal theory advances that coordinated activity between these cranial nuclei (collectively known as the vagal system) and related cortical structures is required for mammalian social and physiological functioning and that a deficit or dysregulation of vagal tone is present in autism.
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Robert Bennett, who has led studies in this area, said that FM also appears to be a manifestation of an abnormal acute stress response involving abnormalities in levels of cortisol and growth hormone, an imbalance in sympathetic and vagal tone, and other phenomena--a notion that puts FM at least partly in the same camp, for underlying mechanisms, as chronic fatigue syndrome.
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