The nervous system is a central component of the human body, but most people don’t spend much time thinking about it. Amelia Chapman is a nervous system practitioner through her business, Mind Body ...

A study reveals that touch-related sensations activate the nervous system most strongly, despite participants perceiving ...

Sport invites heightened states of activation, and so does parenting. Put them together, and there’s a lot of stimuli playing on your nervous system. Here are some possible resets.

Scientists have made history with a device that successfully eavesdrops on the neuronal chatter between the brain and the gut ...

Neurons are the specialized cells that allow our bodies to transmit impulses, like factories that process inputs. They send ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Have you ever reached out in a virtual world—whether in a game, a training simulation, or even a video call—and felt the absence of touch? It’s a strange limitation, isn’t it? No matter how visually ...