For over half a billion years, evolution has sculpted the nervous systems of bilaterian animals, equipping them with ...

Researchers at Rice University have revealed a previously unknown function of opioid receptors in the development of the enteric nervous system (ENS), often referred to as the "brain in the gut." This ...

The autonomic nervous system (ANS) plays a pivotal role in regulating involuntary bodily functions that are essential for survival, including cardiovascular and respiratory control. In preterm infants ...

Your sympathetic nervous system is one of the branches of your autonomic nervous system. It controls functions under unconscious control related to “fight or flight.” Your nervous system plays a ...