A chronically dysregulated nervous system can lead to both physical and mental symptoms. Here's what to look out for.

What Is the Nervous System? Your nervous system is your body's main communication system. It sends messages from your brain to the rest of your body and helps you respond to changes inside and ...

Modern life moves fast, but nature invites us to slow down. Here are six surprising ways nature can soothe our weary nervous systems and bring us back to balance.

The Nervous System and Behavior Simple animals, like sea jellies, have direct neural connections between sensory cells and muscles, so that their swimming motion can change as needed. More complex ...

The sympathetic nervous system becomes more active during times of stress, and for some people, this activation can become excessive or prolonged.

Each involves a spotlight on the brain and other parts of the nervous system, connecting them to one or more zones of psychology and behavior—from thought processes to social interactions to ...

The nervous system consists of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) and the peripheral nervous system (motor nerves, sensory nerves, cranial and spinal nerves, autonomic ganglia ...

Stimuli are changes in our environment that we respond to and are detected by receptors. Different receptors are sensitive to different stimuli (eg receptors in the eye are sensitive to light).

The field of neuroscience and behavior deals with many subjects, all of which relate to the study of the brain and nervous system. Students learn about topics including molecular psychiatry ...

In field and laboratory behavior tests, we have determined that the moths can ... of the neural circuits from the acoustic receptors to and through the central nervous system (meso- metathoracic ...

They ate less and became more lethargic. When the researchers looked across the nervous system to see how that sickness behavior happened, they discovered that the worms had completely revamped ...

We’ve asked the experts for their insights into weight lifting and the nervous system. The study, which was carried out by Dr Isabel Glover and Professor Sturary Baker from the Movement ...