A team has made a major breakthrough in the field of three-dimensional (3D) imaging of large-scale biological tissues. They ...

This article – the sixth in a series about the nervous system – discusses the function of the autonomic nervous system, which is a component of the peripheral nervous system. It regulates involuntary ...

Peripheral nervous system. This is the network of nerves beyond your brain and spinal cord. These nerves play key roles in helping you use your senses and move your muscles.

The peripheral nervous system or PNS, is part of the nervous system, and consists of the nerves and neurons that reside or extend outside the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord) to ...

Like other parts of the nervous system, the sympathetic nervous system operates through a series of interconnected neurons. Sympathetic neurons are frequently considered part of the peripheral ...

The nervous system is a complex collection of nerves and specialized cells known as neurons that transmit signals between different parts of the body. It is essentially the body's electrical ...

The peripheral subsystem is divided into two more parts of your nervous system — your somatic and autonomic nervous systems. Both your somatic and autonomic systems are spread throughout most of ...

The autonomic nervous system is a complex network of cells that controls the body’s internal state. It regulates and supports many different processes, often outside of a person’s conscious ...

Lupus and the peripheral nervous system. Lupus can damage nerves in the body by causing inflammation of the nerves or the tissue around the nerves. This nerve damage is sometimes called peripheral ...