The nervous system is an organ system that handles communication in the body. There are four types of nerve cells in the nervous system: sensory nerves, motor nerves, autonomic nerves and inter ...

In reaction to circumstances, the autonomic nervous system, dominated by the vagus nerve, changes our state of being, much like surrounding conditions change the state of water.

A collaborative research project between Georgetown University’s Maillard Lab and Wang Lab investigates nervous system ...

Our nervous system is composed of billions of neurons that speak to each other through their axons and dendrites. When the human brain develops, these structures branch out in a beautifully ...

Understanding how the peripheral nervous system works could prove useful far beyond the gut, though, Fattahi believes. “In the future, we hope to map the communication network between the nerves ...

How opioids cause constricted pupils When you take opiates, they connect to opioid receptors in your brain and alter how your nervous system works.