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

Cortisol, the body's primary stress hormone, plays a crucial role in regulating metabolism and the stress response. High ...

Reduced ability to focus The nervous system regulates physical operations together with cognitive abilities, including memory functions, thinking, and focus.

Insomnia is a common sleep disorder experienced by 10 to 30 percent of adults. The primary medications for insomnia are those ...

Long dismissed as impossible, nerve regrowth is offering new hope for healing injuries and treating neurodegeneration ...

If an autonomic nervous system abnormality occurs, it affects the cardiovascular system, which can cause dizziness, orthostatic fainting, and severe blood pressure fluctuations.

The nervous system contains hundreds of different types of neurons that have physical forms specialized for their functions.

It is linked to problems with the autonomic nervous system, which regulates the body's 'automatic' functions – things we don't consciously control, such as breathing rate, digestion, bladder and ...

A digital atlas of every cell in a developing marine worm reveals how networks across the body coordinate sensing and movement, and provides insights into the evolution of the nervous system.