While the pupillary light reflex is predominantly controlled by the parasympathetic nervous system, the sympathetic nervous system also plays a vital role in regulating pupil size. The balance between ...

Can you chip in? This year we’ve reached an extraordinary milestone: 1 trillion web pages preserved on the Wayback Machine. This makes us the largest public repository of internet history ever ...

In a culture in which everything feels urgent, social media is filled with bad news, and our work days feel endless, something’s bound to give. Often, that thing is our nervous systems. In fact, if ...

Neuroscience and physiology are interdisciplinary fields that delve into the human body's complexities. The scientific study of neuroscience and physiology involves expertise from several fields, ...

Ulf von Euler was awarded the 1970 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the neurotransmitter noradrenaline and the discovery of its role in the nervous system. He did much of his ...

Progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) is a stress management technique that can offer health benefits, including improved sleep, reduced blood pressure, and better control of chronic pain. This practice ...

CCMs are found in approximately 0.5% of the population and characteristically manifest with headache, seizure, or focal neurologic deficits. The majority of CCMs (approximately 85%) are single, ...

Although the underlying etiology of PCNSL is not well understood, a combination of genetic factors and immunologic exposures contributes to the development of PCNSL. 2 Glial cells promote ...