A study reveals that touch-related sensations activate the nervous system most strongly, despite participants perceiving ...

Robots that can sense and respond to the world like humans may soon be a reality as scientists have created an artificial ...

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Sport invites heightened states of activation, and so does parenting. Put them together, and there’s a lot of stimuli playing on your nervous system. Here are some possible resets.

Researchers examine how the human skin responds to various stimuli, finding touch prompts the strongest nervous system response. Despite this, participants perceive sound as more arousing. This study ...

When it comes to brain cells, one size does not fit all. Neurons come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, and contain different types of brain chemicals. But how did they get that way? A new study in ...

Sea urchins look like an inanimate bundle of needles, but a closer look at these alien-like creatures reveals a surprisingly ...

A simple artificial nervous system is able to mimic the way humans respond to light and learn to perform basic tasks. The principle could be used to create more useful robots and prostheses. Humans, w ...

Human Nervous System Trivia is a great app with a slightly misleading name. Although the app contains facts about the nervous system that would come in handy during a trivia night, it actually serves ...