To accomplish this, the somatic system contains two major types of neurons: The autonomic nervous system (ANS) is the part of ...

There are people who suddenly collapse or twitch without any specific cause when they are stressed, standing for a long time, ...

These nerves are part of the autonomic nervous system, which controls heart rate and rhythm. Researchers found that 27% of ...

A series of rodent experiments showed that even with abundant food and water, personal space is essential to prevent societal collapse, but Universe 25's relevance to humans remains disputed. Created ...

Dysfunction within the central nervous system contributes to the sympathetic activation in these cardiovascular diseases. Accumulating evidence indicates that autonomic neurons in the hypothalamic ...

The nervous system consists of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) and the peripheral nervous system (motor nerves, sensory nerves, cranial and spinal nerves, autonomic ganglia ...

The hypothalamus is a small but critical region at the base of the brain that controls the autonomic nervous system, regulates body temperature ... domains, producing neurons from neural progenitors, ...

Parkinson's doesn't just affect movement and the brain -- it may also impact the heart, according to new research from the University of Surrey ...

VZV causes chickenpox (varicella), after which the virus becomes latent in cranial nerve, dorsal root and autonomic nervous system ganglia along the entire neuraxis. Decades later, a declining VZV ...