A new study sheds new light on these big questions, illuminating a general principle of neural processing in a mysterious region of the midbrain that is the very origin of our central serotonin (5-HT) ...

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The nervous system is a complex network of neurons and cells that carry messages to and from the brain and spinal cord ... in the American Journal of Human Genetics by researchers at Baylor ...

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A growing understanding of how “reproductive” hormones sculpt the brain could transform the management of neurological ...

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Brief, intentional movement can dramatically improve posture, focus, stress resilience and mental well-being. Here’s how to use movement as a daily medicine.

The universe has no brain. It has no gray matter, no nervous system, no neurons firing electrical impulses—and yet, that ...

The American Academy of Obstetrics and Gynecology emphasizes that there is no evidence of ultrasounds being harmful to a ...

Exploring the Human Nervous System (1963), produced by Churchill Films in collaboration with the National Committee for ...

Scientists develop lab-grown model of the human sensory pathway to investigate how pain signals are transmitted to the brain.

From a pinprick to a warm breeze, every sensation you perceive begins its journey along this ascending sensory pathway. For the first time, scientists have recreated the entire human nervous system’s ...