If your body is a performance center, then your nervous system is the invisible stage manager. It keeps your body running in ...

Feeling frazzled? Hotels are now offering amenities designed to tone your vagus nerve — which can help you stay calm and more ...

New research shows vagus nerve exercises like humming, gargling and cold water exposure can calm anxiety in seconds ...

Cat purrs, birdsong and rain may be among the best healing frequencies available. Here’s what the science says about each one.

Made up of your brain, spinal cord, and nerves, your nervous system helps you breathe, move, speak, and see, according to the ...

Cambridge scientists have grown miniature circuits in the lab that mimic how the brain and spinal cord connect, which ...

Think of the woman in your friend group who is a natural communicator—she always knows everything that’s happening and passes on the best facts (and juiciest gossip). Your body contains its own type ...

Cambridge researchers created miniature brain-and-spinal-cord systems in the lab that can send signals and even trigger tiny ...

Nervous system regulation has become a major wellness buzzword but what does it really mean? Experts explain how stress, ...

As one of the most primitive parts of our nervous system, the vagus nerve controls many aspects of the body that are completely outside our control. As one of the most primitive parts of our nervous ...

The obturator nerve is a large, multibranched nerve that travels through your pelvis to your inner thigh. This nerve helps you feel sensations like temperature and pain in your lower limbs. It also ...

Ascidians, also known as sea squirts, are the evolutionary link between vertebrates and invertebrates, making them valuable subjects of biological studies. For the first time, researchers at Ruhr ...