The vagus nerve serves as the primary communication highway between gut peptide signals (CCK, GLP-1, PYY, ghrelin) and the brain, with vagal afferents detecting and transmitting satiety information to central appetite circuits.
Key findingThe vagus nerve serves as the primary communication highway between gut peptide signals (CCK, GLP-1, PYY, ghrelin) and the brain, with vagal afferents
What the researchers found
The vagus nerve serves as the primary communication highway between gut peptide signals (CCK, GLP-1, PYY, ghrelin) and the brain, with vagal afferents detecting and transmitting satiety information to central appetite circuits.
Why it matters
Relevant for peptide research.
How the study worked
research study.
What this study cannot tell us
See abstract.
How to read the evidence
emerging evidence.
When this study was published
Published in 2009.
The bigger picture
Advances peptide research.
Questions still open
- Further research needed.
Common questions
What was studied?
What was found?
Read the original research
The versatility of the vagus.
Physiology & behavior, 97(5), 531-6
Citation
Dockray, Graham J. (2009). The versatility of the vagus.. Physiology & behavior, 97(5), 531-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2009.01.009