The sympathetic nervous system, which helps your heart and other vital organs function all the time, increases activity in response to danger or stress, preparing the body for extra demands. Stress is ...

This article discusses how the cranial nerves work as components of the peripheral nervous system; these are special nerves associated with the brain. This is a Self-assessment article and comes with ...

The enteric nervous system (ENS), the largest division of autonomic nervous system, is a tantalizing frontier in neuroscience. With the advent of single-cell transcriptomics, the ENS has been ...

The vagus nerve halts stress and regulates emotions - and could stop you getting sick. But do you really need a £600 gadget ...

The connection between breathing and our nervous system represents one of the body’s most remarkable biological relationships. While most autonomic functions—like heart rate, digestion, and hormone ...

This article discusses the importance of hormonal aberrations and their potential as targets for pharmacotherapies. It introduces psych neuroendocrinology as a new approach that integrates psychiatry, ...