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 ...

A collaborative research project between Georgetown University’s Maillard Lab and Wang Lab investigates nervous system ...

Maintaining a healthy nervous system cannot be overstated in our fast-paced world. The nervous system regulates various bodily functions, from movement and sensation to cognitive processes and ...

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 ...

If you're like us, you go through your days feeling like there just aren't enough hours to get everything done. You hit the sack exhausted and then — irony of ironies — find yourself tossing and ...

The nervous system's functioning may become impaired, that can result in experiencing tiredness at all times, even after getting enough rest. This fatigue produces persistent and overwhelming ...

Levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a neural biomarker involved in neurogenesis and long-term memory formation, do not appear to be altered by exposure to an adverse childhood ...

Vanderbilt researchers, including those from the Vanderbilt Brain Institute, have made significant strides in understanding ...

If you search “how to calm your nervous system” in Google you’ll find hundreds of options—and I’m very intentional about how I do this too. It’s something we talk about all the time at Lindywell. A ...