This press release is available in German. On average, a single square centimeter of human skin contains over 300 receptors that register pain, pressure, heat or cold. Twenty-four hours a day, these ...

For over half a billion years, evolution has sculpted the nervous systems of bilaterian animals, equipping them with ...

Sculptural facial massage is gaining attention as a science-backed, non-invasive way to lift, contour, and refresh the face ...

In order for your body to work properly, your nervous system needs to be working properly. Your nervous system is responsible for helping your brain communicate with your body and helping your body ...

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Any coach or training plan will readily extol the performance-boosting benefits of improving your cardiovascular system and strengthening your musculature. But while you may already be working hard on ...

You stub your toe on the bedpost. Before your brain even registers the pain, a word explodes from your mouth—sharp, loud and ...

Octopuses are not much like humans — they are invertebrates with eight arms, and more closely related to clams and snails. Still, they have evolved complex nervous systems with as many neurons as in ...

Here's why rest feels unsafe for high-achieving individuals, such as physicians, and how retraining the nervous system can ...

Sea urchins, which seem to spend their lives idly attached to undersea rocks, were considered simple creatures without eyes, ...