Your sympathetic nervous system is one of the branches of your autonomic nervous system. It controls functions under unconscious control related to “fight or flight.” Your nervous system plays a ...

Your autonomic nervous system (ANS) is the part of your central nervous system (CNS) that controls unconscious activities like breathing and digestion. This system is always working, whether or not ...

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 ...

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 ...

In biology, the nervous system is a highly complex part of an animal that coordinates its actions and sensory information by transmitting signals to and from different parts of its body. The nervous ...

Do you remember a time you had a crappy day and got a hug from someone you love? Or perhaps when you saw that first tree in spring bursting with blossom? A moment when you shared a smile with a ...

Staying up to date on wellness trends on social media is necessary for my job, but the truth is, my algorithm does a scarily good job of keeping me scrolling all on my own. Unfortunately, all that ...

Imagine having a front-row seat to your nervous system. How would your experience change if you could see, in real time, how the billions of cells and neurons of your brain and body orchestrate your ...

Somehow we’ve arrived at the end of the year, and many of us are carrying more on our plates than ever. Constant stress can pull us away from feeling like ourselves. We have to consciously, actively, ...

Your autonomic nervous system helps regulate emotional balance, but chronic stress or trauma can trigger an overactive fight-or-flight response. Nervous system dysregulation refers to a condition in ...