Nervous System
Latest about nervous system
![various fossils of the species Mollisonia symmetrica, a bug-like Cambrian arthropod](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/73yHvQbFmuKypeGNxkKrJg-320-80.jpg)
500 million-year-old, bug-like fossils have stunningly preserved nervous systems
By Nicoletta Lanese published
The organisms may be related to modern arachnids, scientists say.
![(Left) Researchers found a spatial organization to the way that neurons are activated when a jellyfish is coordinating behavior; (Right) The jellyfish folds the right side of its body to bring a tiny brine shrimp to its mouth.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kX5wtKpLc8dMQVBf8iQNN6-320-80.gif)
Scientists inserted disco 'strobe lights' into jellyfish to see how they function without brains
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Scientists genetically modified jellyfish in order to make their neurons light up.
![Cold fresh air can help people ill with nausea feel better.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AkPXdGsYszKNGTh3KEDmqR-320-80.jpg)
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.
![Ilustration of nerve cells.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WTzbFuuSjgciznXD6YQWqC-320-80.jpg)
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.
![The string of mysterious illnesses were first reported among employees at the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZJRaEn6tVcXiG7G5gF4B68-320-80.jpg)
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.
![A sponge the size of a minivan, the largest on record, was found in 2015 during a deep-sea expedition in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument off Hawaii. These bizarre creatures are humanity's most distant animal cousins, according to new research.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MqjxFwvHK26L2yBFxfr5fh-320-80.jpeg)
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.
![A venus flytrap in a dark background.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iSqZnbfY6PADRzdhFSFPAR-320-80.jpg)
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.
![A still from a video fly-through of the brain map shows a slice of mouse brain.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/T6M7maLosVabDxno6aYu7B-320-80.png)
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.
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