Your brain, spinal cord, and nerves are the main parts of your nervous system. Important messages travel back and forth from your brain. They travel through your spinal cord and out to nerves that ...

The effects of exercise would not be nearly as powerful without the input of the brain, according to new research. A study on ...

Some forms of dementia may not be confined to the central nervous system; they may not even begin in the brain.

The human body is often described in parts—different limbs, systems, and organs—rather than something fully interconnected and whole. Yet many bodily processes interact in ways we may not always ...

That knot in the stomach before a big presentation isn't just anxiety—it's a sophisticated neural network firing signals ...

Thriveworks reports that a dysregulated nervous system leads to heightened or dulled stress responses, affecting mental and emotional health.

Your brain is very good at time travel. At any given moment, it might be replaying what already happened or rehearsing what ...

At WashU Medicine Pain Center, specialists across disciplines collaborate to diagnose and treat how patients experience chronic pain.

Years of Winter Olympics training reshape athletes’ brains and bodies, helping them manage cold stress, fatigue, and ...