The autonomic nervous system is then split into the sympathetic division, parasympathetic division, and enteric division. The sympathetic nervous system responds to impending danger or stress, and ...

The motor, or efferent, division transmits signals for actions outward from the central nervous system to the peripheral organs and muscles. These motor functions come in two forms: somatic, and ...

The peripheral nervous system (PNS) is made up of two divisions: the somatic nervous system and the autonomic system. Each ...

This article – the fifth in a series about the nervous system – continues to examine the peripheral nervous system, which is made up of nerves that connect the central nervous system to the rest of ...

This article – the sixth in a series about the nervous system – discusses the function of the autonomic nervous system, which is a component of the peripheral nervous system. It regulates involuntary ...

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Nervous system dysregulation occurs when the system isn’t functioning as it should.⁵ Different components of the peripheral nervous system may become overly active depending on someone’s ...

The peripheral nervous system also regenerates more than the central nervous system, due in part to its glial cells -- a characteristic that, if better understood, might be used to improve the ...

The paper, published in the journal Nature Communications, traces complex biochemical signals leading to peripheral nervous system dysfunction found in people with Down syndrome. Scientists studying ...