While each limb acts independently, signals are transmitted back to the octopus’s central nervous system. The octopus’ brain sits between its eyes at the front of its mantle, or head, couched ...

SHENZHEN -- Chinese scientists have, for the first time, confirmed the existence of microglia in the peripheral nervous system (PNS). This breakthrough provides novel insights into PNS development ...

Reference: Wu Z, Wang Y, Chen W wei, et al. Peripheral nervous system microglia-like cells regulate neuronal soma size throughout evolution. Cell. 2025. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2025.02.007. This article ...

The peripheral nervous system is made up of numerous bundles of individual ... wrist, and hand. The median nerve branches further when it reaches the wrist, though, and extends connections ...

Psychedelics, known for their therapeutic potential in psychiatric disorders, interact with the autonomic nervous system in ways that are not well understood. This viewpoint examines the complex ...

Continuing nerve irritation at the entrapment point may lead to a secondary autonomic-nervous-system hyperfunction, and the evidence of sympathetic overactivity may add to the diagnostic problem.

The obturator nerve plays an essential role in the body’s peripheral nervous system. This system includes nerves and ganglia, or clusters of nerves located near your spinal cord.

This nerve leads from the brain to the inner ear and branches into divisions that play important roles in both hearing and balance. Acoustic neuromas arise from Schwann cells, ... Acoustic neuromas ...

Hesperos’ development of this peripheral nervous system myelination model aligns with the three goals of the FDA Modernization Act 2.0 which aims to reduce, replace and refine alternatives to ...

Neurons are information messaging cells within the central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral nervous system (PNS). They make it possible for your body to manage processes that you don't think about, ...