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A team has made a major breakthrough in the field of three-dimensional (3D) imaging of large-scale biological tissues. They ...
Scientists at ETH Zurich have broken new ground by generating over 400 types of nerve cells from stem cells in the lab, far ...
Peripheral nervous system articles from across Nature Portfolio The peripheral nervous system is the part of the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord. It consists of nerves that carry ...
While comparing neurons and transistors is a convenient metaphor (and not completely out of left field), the brain is ...
This reaction triggers your sympathetic nervous system, which sets off a release of endorphins and eases the frigid feel of the cold to make you (slightly) more comfortable—which may result in a mood ...