Nicole HollarIntegrative Life Coach | Behavior Change Expert | Author | Speaker - Helping high-functioning people and organizations uncover blind spots so they can get out of their own way.

The Parasympathetic Nervous System

31 Aug 2025 · 0 min

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This content was created by Nicole Hollar. This content was uploaded by Nicole Hollar. This is a YouTube video titled "The Parasympathetic Nervous System" (created 2025-08-31) containing an explanatory segment by a single speaker (labeled SPEAKER A) about the parasympathetic nervous system — specifically how bodily responses like nausea/vomiting can act as a social contagion or protective reaction when others in a community become ill.

The parasympathetic system is kind of cool because your body is going, oh my gosh, somebody in my general community who's probably eaten or ingested something that I've eaten is getting sick and their body's probably trying to get rid of it because they're so sick. I should get rid of it too, whatever it is. Now that may not be the case when it's your kid or your kind of drunk friend, or maybe it is, but that's the power of these systems.