Researchers have discovered distinct roles for two dopamine receptors located on nerve cells within the portion of the brain that controls approach vs. avoidance behavior.

Researchers have gained comprehensive insights into the entire nervous system of the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster). The study describes in detail the neurons that span the entire nervous system ...

In a compelling Genomic Press interview published today, rising scientific star Dr. Michael Wheeler unveils revolutionary findings about how psychedelics reshape communication between the brain and ...

Jourdan Fairchild, a designer in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, agrees there are circumstances where overhead lighting is especially useful. “The big light is good for specific needs, like game night, ...

Diseases of the nervous system refer to disorders that affect any part of the central nervous system (brain, spinal cord or cranial nerves) or peripheral nervous system. Identification of early ...

Stress is a common part of life. It affects our mood and neurological system. Stress impacts the musculoskeletal, ...

Great Park visitors one day might get around using a new gondola-like transportation system that delivers aerial views, taking passengers from shops to the park’s famed balloon. The Great Park ...

But I still get nervous all the time. I did ["Jimmy Kimmel Live!"] a couple of nights ago, and I have been on the show before, and he's wonderful, but I always get so anxious before something like ...

For the first time, scientists have recreated the entire human nervous system’s pain circuit in the lab — from the skin’s nerve endings to the somatosensory cortex of the brain. This ...

Instead, chronic pain and other conditions can result from nervous system dysregulation that creates physical symptoms in response to stored trauma and an overflow of repressed emotions.