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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 ...
A 3D illustration of the region of the brain that the hypothalamus can be found. (Image credit: Getty Images) The hypothalamus then relays the alert to the sympathetic nervous system and the ...
The brain, along with the spinal cord is a crucial component of the central nervous system (CNS). Two types of cells exist in the brain. Neurons send and receive signals to and from your brain and ...
Neuroscience examines the structure and function of the human brain and nervous system. Neuroscientists use cellular and molecular biology, anatomy and physiology, human behavior and cognition ...
The nervous system controls the activities of all body organs and tissues, receiving input from sensory organs and responding via effector organs. With around 100 billion interconnected neurons, the ...
The SLYM also appears important to the brain's defenses. The central nervous system maintains its own native population of immune cells, and the membrane's integrity prevents outside immune cells ...
A dural lymphatic vascular system that drains brain interstitial fluid and macromolecules. The Journal of Experimental Medicine , June 2015 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20142290 Cite This Page : ...
There are around 100 billion neurons in the human brain, each connected to hundreds of neighbours. Analysing the link between neural activity in the brain, and the behaviour that causes it, could ...
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