Researchers have shown that the increased incidence of infections seen in spinal cord injury patients is directly linked to a disruption of the normal central nervous system. A newly-discovered reflex ...

Research shows that a well-placed expletive can dull pain, regulate the heart and help the body recover from stress ...

AN interesting connexion is to be found between two recent conceptions of the nervous system, in its development and function. Pavlov's work indicates that the function of the cerebral cortex is the ...

You stub your toe on the bedpost. Before your brain even registers the pain, a word explodes from your mouth—sharp, loud and oddly satisfying. Far from being a simple slip in manners, swearing is a ...

Researchers have developed an artificial nervous system that could give prosthetic limbs or robots reflexes and the ability to sense touch. Stanford and Seoul National University researchers have ...