Researchers have created a digital topographical map of the cardiac sympathetic neural network, the region that controls the body's heart rate and its 'fight-or-flight' response. They hope this map ...

Researchers have made a huge step forward in understanding how neurons communicate through extremely short proteins called neuropeptides. The map, which details 31,479 neuropeptide interactions ...

When a house catches on fire, we assume that a smoke alarm inside will serve one purpose and one purpose only: warn the occupants of danger. But imagine if the device could transform into something ...

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 ...

Scientists have mapped the sensory neurons in bone for the first time, and identified their dual role in reporting and ...

The vagus nerve is getting a lot of attention online these days. As just one of 12 paired cranial nerves, you may wonder what’s so special about it. But if you’ve seen people on social media sharing ...

Neurological diseases affect the nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves that carry signals throughout your body. These conditions can disrupt movement, thinking, mood, ...

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $6.7 million grant to researchers at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research to map the vagus nerve, the body's "superhighway" for carrying ...

A huge step forward in understanding how neurons communicate through extremely short proteins called neuropeptides will help scientists understand how our emotions and mental states are controlled, as ...