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 ...

These nerves are part of your peripheral nervous system. They carry information in the form of nerve impulses from your spinal cord to the rest of your body and from your body to your spinal cord.

The central nervous system is composed of the spinal cord and brain. The spinal cord acts as a medium for information to be transferred to and from the brain. The brain is the control center of the ...

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

Your nervous system plays an important role in your everyday life. It guides pretty much anything you do, from automatic activities like breathing to the more complex activities like reading, ...

The Walking Dead actor Kelley Mack has died, aged 33, of glioma of the central nervous system – a type of brain cancer. The ...

Kelley Mack, who was best known for her role as Addy on the hit TV series “The Walking Dead,” died in Cincinnati last weekend ...

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

Your autonomic nervous system manages everything that occurs in your body automatically. You never have to think about it in order for it to work. It’s made up of three main parts, called the ...