Hormones are a crucial part of the body's signaling system, and the controlled release of these compounds affects tissues around the body. Each of these hormones induces specific responses from these ...

The sympathetic nervous system, which helps your heart and other vital organs function all the time, increases activity in response to danger or stress, preparing the body for extra demands. Stress is ...

Each part of the nervous system uses internal checks and balances to regulate its activity, responding to various factors like mood, health status, and the external environment.¹ These regulatory ...

The connection between breathing and our nervous system represents one of the body’s most remarkable biological relationships. While most autonomic functions—like heart rate, digestion, and hormone ...

What Is the Limbic System? The limbic system is a part of the brain consisting of several components such as the hippocampus and amygdala and serving many functions within the body. While we have a ...

It connects your throat, ears and facial muscles, and travels down both sides of the neck to the heart and lungs, through the ...

Difficulty balancing or an inability to do so can be caused by any number of factors. Head injuries, migraines, alcohol use, ear infections and medications can all affect your musculoskeletal system ...

Vanderbilt researchers, including those from the Vanderbilt Brain Institute, have made significant strides in understanding how the enteric nervous system—sometimes called the "brain" of the gut—forms ...

You’re sitting in a perfectly comfortable room when suddenly a quick shiver ripples through your body. It’s not cold, you’re not scared, and you’re definitely not coming down with anything—yet your ...

Parkinson’s disease is a neurological condition that can affect several areas of the brain. The area it affects the most is known as the substantia nigra, which is involved with movement. Nerve ...