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

The central system is the primary command center for the body, and is comprised of the brain and spinal cord. The peripheral nervous system consists of a network of nerves that connects the rest ...

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

The sympathetic nervous system is a sub-system of your peripheral nervous system. Whenever you touch, taste, or see something, it’s because nerves are sending impulses to your brain to help you ...

Nervous system articles from across Nature Portfolio Atom RSS Feed The nervous system consists of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) and the peripheral nervous system (motor nerves ...

Yep! 4) Peripheral nerves are much slower than you thought. Pain fibers, like those that carry bad news from your big toe to your CNS, conduct nerve impulses at a leisurely 2 miles per hour.

A recent study aimed to explore how the peripheral nervous system (PNS) is affected in people with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Of the more than 1,800 people followed in the study, nearly 8% ...

For their study, the researchers used both young and aged mice to examine how peripheral nerve injury and age influence the development of cellular senescence in sensory neurons. The team studied ...

Lyme neuroborreliosis may affect the CNS, including the brain and spinal cord. It may also affect the peripheral nervous system (PNS), including motor and sensory nerves.

Peripheral neuropathy is any damage that occurs in the peripheral nervous system, which includes all the nerves outside of the spinal cord and brain, or the central nervous system.

"An injury in the peripheral nervous system quickly triggers the activation of a fascinating repair process that allows the injured nerve to regenerate and regain its function. There is no such ...