Lately, everyone seems to be talking about what happens when the nervous system becomes “dysregulated” – including a cascading array of ailments both physical and psychological. Google searches for ...

Every other Friday, the Outside/In team answers one listener question about the natural world. This week, Monica in West Hartford, CT asked, “We’ve all heard the phrase, ‘take a deep breath,’ and ...

An international team of scientists has uncovered a fascinating piece of the evolutionary puzzle: how the ventral nerve cord, a key component of the central nervous system, evolved in ecdysozoan ...

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 ...

For over half a billion years, evolution has sculpted the nervous systems of bilaterian animals, equipping them with ...

When a person is at rest, meditating or reading a book, the parasympathetic nervous system is at work. Also known as the "rest and digest" system, the parasympathetic nervous system is responsible for ...

Sport invites heightened states of activation, and so does parenting. Put them together, and there’s a lot of stimuli playing on your nervous system. Here are some possible resets.

When you’re faced with a challenge or problem at work or in life, does your response lead you toward success or failure? The answer may depend on your nervous system and your inner state. That message ...

Spanish brain-computer interface (BCI) company INBRAIN Neuroelectronics has announced its collaboration with Microsoft to explore AI applications for real-time brain-computer interface therapeutics.

AI engineers have developed the world’s first ‘digital nervous system’, allowing robots to learn in the same way as humans through physical experience in the real-world. Swedish startup IntuiCell ...

Scientists inspired by the octopus's nervous system have developed a robot that can decide how to move or grip objects by sensing its environment. Scientists inspired by the octopus's nervous system ...