You are not one self, but many. Psychology and neuroscience now agree that our identity is made of parts, shaped by brain ...

As research shows, the pros and cons are well-noted by the general public. For example, a 2025 survey by Iris Telehealth ...

Their findings, published in Nature Neuroscience, show that this unified pattern of brain-body activity is in great part driven by the autonomic nervous system, the part of the nervous system ...

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.

Kelsey Weaver shares science-backed somatic hacks for stress relief. These techniques help calm the nervous system at home. Walking barefoot and hot-c ...

Typically, the parasympathetic nervous system kicks in. It helps shut down your body's stress response, leading to lower cortisol levels, and bringing you back down to your baseline. But if you've ...

Discover four research-backed breathing techniques that activate your parasympathetic nervous system for immediate stress relief and emotional regulation.

Researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel have found a novel mechanism of our immune system we never knew existed.

Variations in somatic genetic alterations can be observed across different cancer types and diverse populations. Understanding the frequency of oncogenic variants in specific populations helps ...

Don't worry — there are ways to treat a dysregulated nervous system, no matter which parent is responsible.

Bayer, a global leader in radiology, announced positive results from the Phase III study QUANTI CNS, which evaluated the investigational gadolinium-ba ...