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The Vagus Nerve controls various bodily functions, such as digestion, heart rate, and mood regulation. Recently there's been a surge in alternative therapies that claim to stimulate the Vagus Nerve, including icing, breathing exercises and meditation. In this video, I test the most popular TikTok trend, icing, based on the mammalian dive reflex. We explore the science behind VNS, the latest therapies, and what personalised medicine could look like in the future.
Chapters 📚
0:00 Introduction
0:48 What is the vagus nerve?
2:27 Interview with Dr Ali Mattu
8:07 Trying the most popular TikTok hack
11:20 Bioelectronics using the vagus nerve
13:05 Conclusion
Further reading: Vagus Nerve stimulation and therapies 🧐
Johnson, R. L., & Wilson, C. G. (2018). A review of vagus nerve stimulation as a therapeutic intervention. Journal of inflammation research, 203-213. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.2147/JIR.S163248
Cimpianu, C. L., Strube, W., Falkai, P., Palm, U., & Hasan, A. (2017). Vagus nerve stimulation in psychiatry: a systematic review of the available evidence. Journal of neural transmission, 124, 145-158. link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00702-016-1642-2
This video is for educational purposes only and should not be considered medical advice.
#vagusnerve #anxiety #psychology #icing #humanprogress
Edit: Do not try this at home if you have any kind of heart problems.
More on @MerckKGaADarmstadtGermany's bioelectronics work: emdgroup.com/en/research/research-and-development-highlights/bioelectronics.html?ko=vh
@drali's channel 👉 youtube.com/@drali/about
Join the Discord! 👾 discord.gg/uBacq3APnp
In addition to sponsorships, we rely on Patreon to keep the channel going 🧠 patreon.com/braincraft
The Vagus Nerve controls various bodily functions, such as digestion, heart rate, and mood regulation. Recently there's been a surge in alternative therapies that claim to stimulate the Vagus Nerve, including icing, breathing exercises and meditation. In this video, I test the most popular TikTok trend, icing, based on the mammalian dive reflex. We explore the science behind VNS, the latest therapies, and what personalised medicine could look like in the future.
Chapters 📚
0:00 Introduction
0:48 What is the vagus nerve?
2:27 Interview with Dr Ali Mattu
8:07 Trying the most popular TikTok hack
11:20 Bioelectronics using the vagus nerve
13:05 Conclusion
Further reading: Vagus Nerve stimulation and therapies 🧐
Johnson, R. L., & Wilson, C. G. (2018). A review of vagus nerve stimulation as a therapeutic intervention. Journal of inflammation research, 203-213. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.2147/JIR.S163248
Cimpianu, C. L., Strube, W., Falkai, P., Palm, U., & Hasan, A. (2017). Vagus nerve stimulation in psychiatry: a systematic review of the available evidence. Journal of neural transmission, 124, 145-158. link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00702-016-1642-2
This video is for educational purposes only and should not be considered medical advice.
#vagusnerve #anxiety #psychology #icing #humanprogress



![How Remixes Hijack Your Brain
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YouTube, as a platform for creative expression, has inspired a new form of modern creativity. In this video essay, I explore how the remix, a product of this participatory creativity, hijacks your brain. Why do we love watching things weve probably already seen be reproduced in new ways?
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FURTHER READING 📚
Videocracy: How YouTube is Changing the World https://kevinallocca.com/videocracy
Youth on YouTube as Smart Swarms: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00043125.2014.11519263?journalCode=uare20
Mashup Culture: https://books.google.com/books?id=tHQB-kLxlZ8C&source=gbs_book_other_versions
Secrets of Supercuts | Slate: http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/the_browser/2012/11/how_to_make_a_supercut_secrets_of_the_youtube_collage_form_revealed.html
Handbook of Creativity https://www.sagepub.com/sites/default/files/upm-binaries/11443_01_Henry_Ch01.pdf
Communicating creativity on YouTube: what and for whom?
https://biblio.ugent.be/publication/1920104/file/6761597.pdf
VIDEOS 📽
Classics
Bob Ross Remixed | Happy Little Clouds | PBS Digital Studios https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLO7tCdBVrA
Reading Rainbow Remixed | In Your Imagination | PBS Digital Studios https://youtu.be/-FD1K8OvVCs
Mister Rogers Remixed | Garden of Your Mind | PBS Digital Studios https://youtu.be/OFzXaFbxDcM
Julia Child Remixed | Keep On Cooking | PBS Digital Studios https://youtu.be/80ZrUI7RNfI
Wishery | Pogo https://youtu.be/qs1bG6BIYlo
Time Machine | Pogo & Skye https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtr5q6dn7CA
Muppet Mash | Pogo https://youtu.be/pwvflO3QKrI
Kutiman, GIVE IT UP https://youtu.be/WoHxoz_0ykI
DOUBLE RAINBOW SONG!! https://youtu.be/MX0D4oZwCsA
160 Greatest Arnold Schwarzenegger Quotes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDxn0Xfqkgw
On Remixes
Why videos go viral | Kevin Allocca https://youtu.be/BpxVIwCbBK0
Are YouTubers Revolutionizing Entertainment? | Off Book | PBS Digital Studios https://youtu.be/H3-YxxqSN5c
Henry Jenkins on Participatory Culture https://youtu.be/1gPm-c1wRsQ
Why Do We Experience Nostalgia? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dJw9TN0hoE
I Could Do That | The Art Assignment https://youtu.be/67EKAIY43kg
All Star
Smash Mouth - All Star https://youtu.be/L_jWHffIx5E
All Star but its played on two calculators https://youtu.be/3rfdYej30Dw
VILLAGE PEOPLE - Y.M.C.A. VOCAL COVER 2016 (OFFICIAL) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTwxtYin1p0
ADELE - HELLO VOCAL COVER 2016 (OFFICIAL) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uef0Qr56mKo
Smashmouth Recreated From Windows XP Sounds https://youtu.be/ahXQ7e8w7mQ
Shia
Shia LaBeouf Just Do It Motivational Speech (Original Video by LaBeouf, Rönkkö & Turner) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXsQAXx_ao0
Shia LaBeouf TED Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=os6U77Hhm_s
Im sorry Shia, Im afraid I cant do that https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loeZ-z9ct0Q
Shiawalker Inspirational https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxCCp3nbCEk
Apple Watch Shia LaBeouf Edition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RZC7iBEAsk
Just Do It! ft. Auto-tuned Shia LaBeouf (Motivational Music Video) ORIGINAL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLOpX2cu-4g&feature=youtu.be&t=28s
This Is Sparta Shia LaBeouf - JUST DO IT https://youtu.be/XW74pHNxkaM
Damn It Shia https://youtu.be/k_e67Wwumz8
Shia LaBeouf motivates the Death Eaters [Harry Potter] https://youtu.be/CZgRTDApBks
+1 Shia every 3 seconds https://youtu.be/oTz93Y-qeq0
JUST DO IT!!! ft. Shia LaBeouf - Songify This https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhRXn2NRiWI
Political
Gaddafi-Zenga Song-No girl edit version (Noy Alooshe Remix) https://youtu.be/6GcUutnU2gk
Zenga Clip about Gaddafi https://youtu.be/XeuZiFRzb4k
BRITAINS NEW LEADER RAPS LIKE A BOSS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xv7Jd94bnOI
Angela Merkel Sings Yung Hurn - Nein https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egZzDwJI-Bg
Cassetteboy - Camerons Conference Rap https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YBumQHPAeU
Tony Abbott: NO No NO https://youtu.be/fi-q0ALVzPg
Barack Obama Singing Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepsen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hX1YVzdnpEc&feature=youtu.be&t=34s
236.com: Synchronized Presidential Debating https://youtu.be/wfd5g8Y_Jqo
Supercuts
Sorkinisms - A Supercut https://youtu.be/S78RzZr3IwI
Alex Trebek is a Savage https://youtu.be/b8NCjz6ghrU
Im Not Here to Make Friends! https://youtu.be/w536Alnon24
Humour
Why Do We Laugh? | Sci Show https://youtu.be/Ov-kXSS1_yc
Why Do We Laugh? | Its Okay to be Smart https://youtu.be/9WzVMZunzaM How Remixes Hijack Your Brain](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/x8tfUxdm2DA/mqdefault.jpg)
![I spent my PhD asking people why they stay up late
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I spent five years researching bedtime procrastination, and this is the most unexpected thing I found.
If youve doom-scrolled past midnight knowing youll regret it, youre in good company! Its really common. And a lot of the standard advice (just go to bed earlier; put your phone in another room) misses whats actually going on. In this video I unpack two of my own studies [citations and links below]. I hope its helpful :)
CHAPTERS
0:00 The hour before bed is strangely special
1:07 What bedtime procrastination actually is
2:05 I ran a clinical trial to reduce bedtime procrastination
9:14 I asked people why they stay up late
13:38 An announcement!
RESEARCH CITED
Hill, V. M., Ferguson, S. A., Rebar, A. L., Meaklim, H., & Vincent, G. E. (2025). A randomised pilot trial for bedtime procrastination: Examining the efficacy and feasibility of the Reducing Evening Screen Time online intervention (REST-O). Sleep Medicine, 129, 306–315. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2025.02.043
Hill, V. M., Ferguson, S. A., Vincent, G. E., & Rebar, A. L. (2024). Its satisfying but destructive: A qualitative study on the experience of bedtime procrastination in new career starters. British Journal of Health Psychology, 29(1), 185–203. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12694
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BrainCraft is hosted by Dr Vanessa Hill, a sleep scientist whose research focuses on sleep habits and bedtime procrastination. All my videos have some kind of sleep or health science for tired humans, and are grounded in peer-reviewed research.
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