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Afferent nerves or sensory nerve fibers carry signals from various body parts (e.g., the eye, skin, joints, muscles, and visceral organs) toward the central nervous system (Breit et al., 2018).
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- Breit, S., Kupferberg, A., Rogler, G., & Hasler, G. (2018). Vagus nerve as modulator of the brain-gut axis in psychiatric and inflammatory disorders. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 9, 44. View source
- Woodie, L. N., et al. (2024). Hepatic vagal afferents convey clock-dependent signals to regulate circadian food intake. Science, 386(6722), 673–677. View source
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