Nervous System
Latest about nervous system
Why does cold fresh air help nausea go away?
By Tyler Santora published
Here are some theories as to why cold air helps get rid of nausea.
COVID-19 could mix up body's 'fight-or-flight' system
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
There's still much that’s unknown about the subtle impacts a typical COVID-19 infection may have on the body and the nervous system.
Mysterious neurological symptoms are appearing in US diplomats and spies around the world
By Stephanie Pappas published
Approximately 60 U.S. personnel stationed around the world have complained of mysterious neurological symptoms that may be linked to the use of a microwave weapon.
Your most distant cousin doesn't even have an anus
By Rafi Letzter published
No animal is less related to you than a sea sponge, and they've got the genes and nerveless, anus-less bodies to prove it.
Venus flytraps produce magnetic fields when they eat
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
These carnivorous plants generate tiny magnetic signals when they clamp down on insects.
Gigantic new 3D map traces every neuron in a tiny mouse brain
By Rafi Letzter published
A years-long Allen Institute for Brain Science project to map the entire mouse brain is complete, and you can explore it now.
Incredible 'Heslington Brain' Resists Rotting for 2,600 Years. Here's How.
By Laura Geggel published
Most brains rot soon after a person dies. How did this 2,600-year-old human brain stay intact?
Fossilized Brains Found in Ancient Bug-Like Creatures
By Nicoletta Lanese published
New evidence of preserved brain tissue from the Cambrian period counters arguments that nervous tissue cannot be fossilized.
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