The sympathetic nervous system (SNS) is part of the autonomic nervous system (ANS), which also includes the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS). The sympathetic nervous system activates what is ...

Autonomic ganglia, which contain the cell bodies of the autonomic nervous system. In this system, nerve fibers that run from the central nervous system to the ganglia are called the preganglionic ...

This article – the sixth in a series about the nervous system – discusses the function of the autonomic nervous system, which is a component of the peripheral nervous system. It regulates involuntary ...

VZV causes chickenpox (varicella), after which the virus becomes latent in cranial nerve, dorsal root and autonomic nervous system ganglia along the entire neuraxis. Decades later, a declining VZV ...

Dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system is prominent in several neurologic disorders. Dysautonomia may occur in association with a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system, as in ...

The peripheral nervous system consists of sensory neurons, ganglia ... The autonomic nervous system regulates certain body processes, such as blood pressure and the rate of breathing, ...

Autoimmune autonomic ganglionopathy (AAG) occurs when your immune system attacks healthy nerve cells in your autonomic nervous system. It causes symptoms like dizziness or faintness. Autoimmune ...

The activity of the human brain is known to be closely connected to other physiological signals, such as heart rate and breathing. A study by researchers at the University of California Los Angeles ...

Dysautonomia is the medical term for when the autonomic nervous system (ANS) does not work properly. Types include NCS and POTS. The ANS is responsible for maintaining a constant internal ...