Two Opposite Types

  • "on" to excite,
    • sympathetic nervous system
  • "on" to relax,
    • para-sympathetic nerve system

What?

Stimulate to relax???

  • Yes, under stimated cells are lazy

Examples - Stimulate to relax:

  • Vagus nerve stimulation calms the heart
    • Eating
    • Speaking
    • Humming
    • Singing
    • Head movements; left/right, up/down
  • Yoga calms in many ways
    • Breathing
    • Stretching the neck, head movements
    • Inverting the abdomen (down dog movement)
    • Soft music or a quiet place away from noise
    • The sound of running water

Types of stimulation

  • Cellular
  • Nervous Systems
  • Nerve Receptors
  • Physical
  • Memory
 Target   Excited  Relaxed 
 One Cell
  •  Coffee
  •  Tea
  •  little alcohol 
  •  Taurine
  •  Opium
  •  large amount alcohol 

 Nervous 
 Systems 

  •  Sympathetic 

fight
flight

  •  Para-Sympathetic

 

 Nerve
 Receptors