Every other Friday, the Outside/In team answers one listener question about the natural world. This week, Monica in West Hartford, CT asked, “We’ve all heard the phrase, ‘take a deep breath,’ and ...

How Does the Nervous System Work? The messages traveling in your nerves are sent through billions of nerve cells called neurons. The spaces between these cells are called synapses. The cells are ...

Each part of the nervous system uses internal checks and balances to regulate its activity, responding to various factors like mood, health status, and the external environment.¹ These regulatory ...

The sympathetic nervous system, which helps your heart and other vital organs function all the time, increases activity in response to danger or stress, preparing the body for extra demands. Stress is ...

Source: Photo by Pixabay / Pexels We all carry more than just cognitive memories throughout our lives. We carry nervous-system imprints, which include embedded energetic threads of survival, longing, ...

“Nervous system training refers to any method designed to improve how quickly and efficiently your brain communicates with your muscles. It’s not just about getting stronger, it’s about getting faster ...

Why does French vanilla feel instantly calming? Find out how scent, memory, and the nervous system turn vanilla into a ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Pushing yourself to your edges, pulling all-nighters, procrastinating or pursuing activities under pressure can lead to unreasonable and ...

Shimmering, gelatinous comb jellies wouldn’t appear to have much to hide. But their mostly see-through bodies cloak a nervous system unlike that of any other known animal, researchers report in the ...