The cerebral cortex, the outermost layer of the brain, is the central driver of various human capabilities, including ...

And they do so despite having extremely simple structures without a central control system (such as a brain). How can this be explained? A team from TU Wien, the University of Vienna, and Tufts ...

1.5x life-size model of the human regional brain which divides into 4 parts, Highlights the emotional, sexual, memory and learning centers of the limbic system ... or college anatomy class to ...

The autonomic nervous system is the part of the peripheral nervous ... contribute to pathogenesis and disease outcomes. The brain and body are necessarily connected. Here the authors show that ...

Daniel Hermens receives funding from the Commonwealth government's Prioritising Mental Health Initiative and the Queensland Mental Health Commission. Michelle Kennedy does not work for, consult ...

have been associated with autonomic nervous system (ANS) control and the awareness of emotional feelings from the body. Evidence shows that the ANS and rating of perceived exertion (RPE) regulate ...

The cranial nerves are a set of twelve pairs of nerves that travel to and from the brain. Each has a different function. For example, the olfactory nerve is essential for detecting smells.

June 3, 2025 — A new study challenges a decades-old assumption in neuroscience by showing that the brain uses distinct transmission sites -- not a shared site -- to achieve different types of ...

Simple sensations such as touch ... hyperesthesia based on whether the problem starts in the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord) or the peripheral nerves (which connect the brain ...

Neuroscientists at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre (SWC) at UCL have discovered that the brain uses a dual system for learning through trial and error. This is the ...