In jellyfish and sea anemones, neurons accumulate DNA damage while animals are awake and repair that damage during sleep.

Micro-actions are purposefully small and time-bound, designed to require very little planning, decision-making, or motivation. By keeping the task manageable, micro-actions lower the barrier to ...

Once you’re up, a warm drink like tea, coffee, or matcha can further signal to your nervous system that it’s safe to ease ...

After the full tempo of December, many people enter the new year feeling overstimulated. It’s a month that asks a lot of us.

With the prospect of WW3 being bandied around somewhat nonchalantly these days, you’d be forgiven if your stress levels are a ...

The commonly-used epilepsy drug, valproic acid (VPA), can have a highly beneficial effect on some babies born with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), the number one genetic killer during early infancy.

Your sympathetic nervous system is one of the branches of your autonomic nervous system. It controls functions under unconscious control related to “fight or flight.” Your nervous system plays a ...

In order for your body to work properly, your nervous system needs to be working properly. Your nervous system is responsible for helping your brain communicate with your body and helping your body ...

Until I saw pieces of giant squid in a fish market in Chile, I somehow hadn't appreciated that giant squids were really giant. Ralph Greenspan's An Introduction to Nervous Systems will similarly ...

Central nervous system — the brain and spinal cord Peripheral nervous system — the nerves that make your muscles move and tell your brain what your body is feeling Autonomic nervous system — the ...