A team has made a major breakthrough in the field of three-dimensional (3D) imaging of large-scale biological tissues. They ...

Fred Hutch researchers have created a gene-expression map of glial cells of the tiny worm, C. elegans, adding the missing ...

Intriguing and incredibly unique, Octopuses are cephalopods with three hearts that pump blue blood throughout their eight tentacles. These intelligent sea creatures have multiple brains. Nine, to be ...

Some similarities remain While the octopus’s decentralized nervous system makes it a unique evolutionary example, it does have some structures similar to or analogous to the human nervous system.

Liquids in the human body, rich in these ions, can be likened to electrolytes—substances that conduct electrical currents and can function similarly to antennas. The activity of the human nervous ...

Exploring the Human Nervous System (1963), produced by Churchill Films in collaboration with the National Committee for Research in Neurological Disorders, presents a detailed introduction to the ...

Recent developmental studies have shown the importance of interaction with the environment resulting from fetal spontaneous movements for the formation of body maps in the spinal cord and primary ...

Discover how haptic technology is redefining reality by enabling you to feel virtual objects through direct nervous system stimulation.

New research reveals the heart has its own complex nervous system, or "mini-brain," capable of regulating the heartbeat independently of the brain.

Recent technological advances are allowing neuroscientists to map the human brain with increasing precision, highlighting connections between different regions and their function in greater depth ...