A new study sheds new light on these big questions, illuminating a general principle of neural processing in a mysterious region of the midbrain that is the very origin of our central serotonin (5-HT) ...

The sympathetic nervous system becomes more active during times of stress, and for some people, this activation can become excessive or prolonged.

Our lives are filled with binary decisions – choices between one of two alternatives. But what's really happening inside our ...

Your brain, spinal cord, and nerves are the main parts of your nervous system. Important messages travel back and forth from your brain. They travel through your spinal cord and out to nerves that ...

While it is often overshadowed by its high-alert counterpart, the sympathetic nervous system, the PSNS has a powerful role in ...

Our lives are filled with binary decisions—choices between one of two alternatives. But what's really happening inside our ...

Researchers identify 29 peer-reviewed studies with statistically significant findings that tie pesticide use to elevated ...

Stress is a common part of life. It affects our mood and neurological system. Stress impacts the musculoskeletal, ...

Harvard’s research on neurology — the field of medicine dealing with the brain, spinal cord and other parts of the nervous ...

Harvard psychiatrist Nancy Rappaport often navigates challenging clinical problems by leaning on established theory. Lately ...