autism | cortisol | dopamine | ears | gut | heart | massage | mouth | serotonin | social behavior | stress | vagus nerve | voice
Massage therapy may help young children with autism to have better social behavior, use more facial expressions, and make more sounds.
The vagus nerve is important for the nervous system and social function. The vagus nerve goes from the brain to the gut, heart, ears, mouth, and voice. Children with autism have low activity of the vagus nerve. People with lower vagal activity also tend to have higher stress hormone (cortisol) levels and lower levels of the brain chemicals dopamine and serotonin. This review article describes vagal activity and how infant massage can be used to increase vagal activity.
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