Neuroscientist Nazareth Castellanos explains how moments of silence calm the nervous system and help bring the mind back to ...

A fruit fly study shows motor neurons do more than relay commands: They send signals back to the brain and organize movement ...

Scientists have identified a protein that acts like a brake on the nervous system’s ability to repair damaged connections. Blocking AHR helped injured nerve fibers regrow and improved movement and ...

Neurons from grafted stem cells contain intrinsic codes for navigating and forming connections, which may improve cell therapy for a brain short-circuited by stroke. Some parts of our bodies bounce ...

A functional nervous system depends on the cooperation of many kinds of cells. As developing organisms build their nervous systems, their neurons must take on different forms and functions to fulfill ...

Eating may look effortless, but behind every bite, the brain runs a split-second relay of coordinated movement. In a recent ...

Our brains constantly integrate information about both our internal state and our surroundings to determine how we behave.

The enteric nervous system (ENS) is a vast network of nerves built into the walls of the intestine. While it is well known for its role in regulating digestion and the movement of food through the ...

Octopus arms have an axial nerve cord built in repeating segments, the first case of nervous system segmentation documented ...

The sympathetic nervous system was thought to have evolved with jawed vertebrates. But lampreys—jawless, parasitic fish that suck out the blood of their hosts—have a simple one, per recent research.