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 body. It ...

A spinal cord injury damages the lines of communication between the body and brain, impeding the signals that drive movement and sensation. Injured motor and sensory neurons in the central nervous ...

Their findings can give rise to new knowledge on how injury to and diseases of the spinal cord arise and how they can be treated. The study has been published in the journal Nature Neuroscience.

The central nervous system (CNS) consists of the brain and the spinal cord and controls most functions of the body and the mind. The CNS governs voluntary movements, such as walking, and ...

Primary central nervous system (CNS) vasculitis, also known as primary angiitis of the CNS, is a rare form of vasculitis that is limited to the brain and spinal cord and causes a variety of ...

The nervous system has 3 parts: Central nervous system — the brain and spinal cord Peripheral nervous system — the nerves that make your muscles move and tell your brain what your body is feeling ...

Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Published: 2024-01-30 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2320953121 Affiliations: 3 Authors: 3 ...