The nervous system is a complex network of neurons and cells that carry messages to and from the brain and spinal cord to various parts of the body. A sponge-like implant in mice helped guide a ...

Grounded in polyvagal theory, explore how emotions emerge, why they fluctuate, and how we can cultivate emotional intelligence by recognizing and regulating our autonomic states.

Scientists discovered years ago that the hypothalamus -- which helps to manage body temperature, hunger, sex drive, sleep and more -- includes neurons that express the protein opsin 3 (OPN3). Far less ...

Are you stressed out with your emotions running high? Understand how your ADHD brain regulates your emotions, and learn ...

Liver-projecting vagal sensory neurons play a key role in regulating energy balance, hepatic steatosis, and anxiety-like behavior in mice under obesogenic conditions. Modulating the liver-brain ...

A neuroanatomical minimal network model was revisited to elucidate the mechanism of salt concentration memory-dependent chemotaxis observed in Caenorhabditis elegans. C. elegans memorizes the salt ...

Edited by Joseph Kieber, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC; received November 27, 2024; accepted January 7, 2025 ...