The Neuroscience of Being Human
The Neuroscience of Humming
How the simplest vocal act stimulates the vagus nerve, increases nitric oxide, and calms the autonomic nervous system
950-word article with 3 Harvard references.
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Humming is the most accessible vocal practice available to any human being. It requires no training, no equipment, and no audience. Yet humming stimulates the vagus nerve through sustained exhalation and laryngeal vibration, increases nitric oxide production in the paranasal sinuses, and produces measurable shifts in autonomic tone. This article explores why the simplest sound may be one of the most powerful.
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