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

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) ...

Modern life moves fast, but nature invites us to slow down. Here are six surprising ways nature can soothe our weary nervous systems and bring us back to balance.

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 ...

The human body undergoes numerous changes throughout life, with many significant transitions occurring during the decade of ...

This pace leaves us moving through life on autopilot with nervous systems that are weary and overworked ... In these environments, our brains overwork certain parts and underuse others, but ...

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