The peripheral nervous system extends body-wide ... Broca’s area and Wernicke’s area, parts of the brain that are both linked to language, are typically located in the left hemisphere.

Each involves a spotlight on the brain and other parts of the nervous system, connecting them to one or more zones of psychology and behavior—from thought processes to social interactions to ...

L ike a slender, fragile vine made of highly sensitive tissue and a billion neurons, your spinal cord is like a living ...

Scientists discovered that the heart contains its own nervous system, called a "mini-brain." This system controls the ...

Harvard Medical School neuro-oncologist Annie Hsieh treats patients with gliomas—the most common type of brain cancer, ...

For many years, scientists have known that the Herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1), which causes cold sores, can take up residence ...

The researchers injected human glioma cells into the brains of mice and waited for neurons to connect with the tumors. They ...

When living with chronic pain, fibromyalgia, or persistent gut issues like Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), each day can feel ...

The heart has long been thought to be controlled solely by the autonomic nervous system, which transmits signals from the ...

Diseases of the nervous system refer to disorders that affect any part of the central nervous system (brain, spinal cord or cranial nerves) or peripheral nervous system. The role of microglia in ...