This short film focuses on the role of nervous system, how it functions, voluntary and involuntary reflexes and the function ...

In biology, the nervous system is a highly complex part of an animal that coordinates its actions and sensory information by transmitting signals to and from different parts of its body. The nervous ...

How does animal behavior emerge from networks of connected neurons? How are these incredible nervous systems and behaviors actually generated by evolution? Are there principles shared by all nervous ...

A new Yale study reveals that major organ systems in the body aren't just passive structures operating on directions from ...

Nerve cells in the brain establish connections or synapses to form complex electrical circuits that keep people thinking and moving. Despite the importance of these synapses in mediating the flow of ...

The peripheral nervous system (PNS) is the system of nerves and ganglia outside the brain and spinal cord. The PNS consists of the peripheral nerves, neuromuscular junctions, cranial nerves, and ...

'In a low-risk group of babies born full-term, the autonomic nervous system and cortical systems appear to function well regardless of whether infants were exposed to labor prior to birth,' says Sarah ...

Our nervous systems are continuously scanning for cues of safety. Brief repeated practices can shift us from states of ...

Late in pregnancy, the human body carefully prepares fetuses for the rigors of life outside the protection of the womb. Levels of cortisol, a stress hormone, ramp up and spike during labor.

Dr Sudhir Kumar explains how somatic breathing can fix midday workplace burnout. Here is how you can practise it and follow ...