Nerve damage generally happens slowly, says Isha Gupta, M.D., neurologist. So you might be able to catch it and prevent it ...

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

When parts of the nervous system start to break down—or get broken—the consequences for human health can be staggering. Can ...

Have you ever touched something hot and quickly pulled your hand away? Or jumped when you heard a loud sound? Or felt ...

Rabies is an infection caused by a virus that affects your nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord and nerves. AHS ...

More information: Ajay Pal et al, Spinal cord associative plasticity improves forelimb sensorimotor function after cervical injury, Brain (2022). DOI: 10.1093/brain/awac235 ...

Neurological disorders are disorders that affect the brain, spinal cord, and nerves. Such disorders can occur as a result of structural, chemical, or electrical abnormalities within the nervous ...

The obturator nerve plays an essential role in the body’s peripheral nervous system. This system includes nerves and ganglia, or clusters of nerves located near your spinal cord.

ALS is a condition where the body begins attacking nervous system cells, damaging them and eventually causing cell death. This occurs both in the cells of the spinal cord and the brain.

Even in people with complete paralysis after spinal cord injury, some nerves fibers are preserved. A Columbia physician-scientist is developing a new way to salvage those fibers and restore movement.