Medically reviewed by Steven Gans, MD The peripheral nervous system (PNS) is the system of nerves and ganglia outside the ...

Scientists have identified no less than 16 distinct types of nerve cells in the human dorsal root ganglion (DRG), significantly expanding our understanding of how the human nervous system operates ...

A recent study by the Hector Institute for Translational Brain Research (HITBR) at the Central Institute of Mental Health ...

Scientists found that fast-evolving DNA shaped human brain development but might also increase risks for mental disorders.

Neuroscience examines the structure and function of the human brain and nervous system. Neuroscientists use cellular and molecular biology, anatomy and physiology, human behavior and cognition ...

Fast-evolving DNA gives human neurons greater complexity than chimps, aiding cognition but also increasing disease risk. A ...

Drexel University College of Medicine’s archival collections include a complete dissection of the human cerebrospinal nervous system, which was created by anatomist Dr. Rufus B. Weaver in 1888. At the ...

Trusted, comprehensive information for understanding brain and nervous system disorders. FDA Approves New Treatment for Rare Lipid Storage DiseaseThe FDA has approved a new pill for adults with ...

Johns Hopkins University engineers have developed a pioneering prosthetic hand that can grip plush toys, water bottles, and other everyday objects like a human, carefully conforming and adjusting its ...

Once a hormone has been used, it is destroyed by the liver. Hormones can control the body, and the effects are much slower than the nervous system, but they last for longer.