Nervous System
Latest about nervous system
Assemble! 'Voltron'-Like Robots Can Elect Their Own Leader
By Jesse Emspak published
With a nod to the "Voltron" Defender of the Universe," a team of scientists has created robots that work together and decide which one will lead them.
Why Do We Sleep?
By Stephanie Pappas published
Researchers who study sleep now have a few theories about why we spend one-third of our lives in dreamland.
Parkinson's May Begin in Gut Before Affecting the Brain
By Amanda Onion published
Parkinson's disease ravages brain cells, but the condition may actually start out in the gut, and then spread through nerves to the brain, a new study finds.
Here's Why Hostility Could Be Harmful to Women's Hearts
By Sara G. Miller published
Hostility is bad for heart health, and a new study shows what's going on in the body that may explain this link.
Shades of Luke Skywalker? Bionic Fingertip Lets Amputee Feel Textures
By Charles Q. Choi published
Using a bionic fingertip, an amputee for the first time has been able to feel rough and smooth textures in real-time, as though the fingertip were naturally connected to his hand.
Doesn't Make Scents? Snakebite Causes Man to Lose Ability to Smell
By Agata Blaszczak-Boxe published
After a brief encounter with a poisonous snake, a man lost his sense of smell.
Oldest Nervous System Found in 520-Million-Year-Old Fossil
By Mindy Weisberger published
Fossils of an ancient creature resembling a shrimp with an armored head contain the oldest and best-preserved nervous system ever found.
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