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 ...

That constant background noise from traffic, television, notifications, and conversations might be doing more than just distracting you. It could be fundamentally altering your nervous system and ...

Your nervous system is like a highway. When the roads are clear and well-maintained, traffic flows smoothly. Messages travel from your brain to every cell in your body without obstruction. We obsess ...

We are born with a biological survival system that is designed to respond to any environmental or psychological threat presented to us. Our nervous system is constantly processing information and ...

Rejji Kuruvilla is a Professor of Biology and Vice Dean for Natural Sciences who studies the development and maintenance of ...

In a culture in which everything feels urgent, social media is filled with bad news, and our work days feel endless, something’s bound to give. Often, that thing is our nervous systems. In fact, if ...