The nervous system is a complex collection of nerves and specialized cells known as neurons that transmit signals between different parts of the body. It is essentially the body's electrical wiring.

To carry out these functions ... connects with the nerves of the peripheral nervous system (PNS) that run in from the skin, muscles, and joints. Motor commands from the brain travel from the ...

focusing on the structure and function of the autonomic nervous system (ANS). As its name suggests, the ANS is primarily the self-regulating division of the nervous system. It consists of motor ...

heat or chemicals from both inside and outside your body to your central nervous system Motor neurons, which pass instructions from your central nervous system to other parts of your body ...

A new brain map visualizes the connections between the brain and spinal cord at the center of motor function control ... to further understand the anatomical landscape of the nervous system and how ...

"Until now, we were unaware that the autonomic nervous system can control muscle motor function with nerve impulses. As we have seen in our experiments, the parasympathetic nerve fibres form new ...

To perform these processes and others, like crawling or exploring, octopuses rely on their complex nervous system, one that ...

motor neurons shifted their position in the central nervous system. Understanding the way motor neurons change location as their function changes has implications for our understanding of the ...