A traditionally overlooked type of RNA plays an important role in promoting resilience to depression—but only in females.

But, unlike vertebrate organisms, the octopus’s nervous system is also decentralized, with around 350 million neurons, or 66 percent of it, located in its eight arms.

To investigate why that is, the researchers did some tinkering, genetic engineering hermaphroditic worms with male nervous systems. This 'brain swap' was enough to cause a clear decline in the worm's ...

"On the other hand, in order to get male worms to start linking the digestive system disease to the smell of the bacterium, simply changing the sex of their nervous systems was not enough. We also had ...

"Using genetic engineering, we created female worms with male nervous systems—and we observed a dramatic drop in their ability to learn," says Peedikayil-Kurien.

There are a number of key hormones which modulate the nervous system. Cortisol is a classic when discussing hormones and the nervous system. Cortisol is associated with the stress response, a ...

New-onset skin and subcutaneous disorders, general disorders, and nervous system disorders were the three most common disorders observed in adolescents after receiving the vaccine." Four deaths (three ...

The signals can either relax (parasympathetic nervous system) or stimulate (sympathetic nervous system) different functions in your body, including your heart rate variability.

The male reproductive functions are largely regulated by the autonomic nervous system. Male sexual behavior and fertility primarily depend on the normal function of the higher neural centers related ...