A key protein expressed in epithelial “skin” cells plays a critical role in protecting the structure and function of cells in the nervous system of a model nematode, a type of worm, according to new ...

In order for your body to work properly, your nervous system needs to be working properly. Your nervous system is responsible for helping your brain communicate with your body and helping your body ...

Your autonomic nervous system (ANS) is the part of your central nervous system (CNS) that controls unconscious activities like breathing and digestion. This system is always working, whether or not ...

Scientists create living robots with nervous systems, revealing how neurons grow, connect and shape movement in a new biological model.

For over half a billion years, evolution has sculpted the nervous systems of bilaterian animals, equipping them with remarkable capabilities to process information, coordinate movements, and respond ...

An adult specimen of the comb jelly Mnemiopsis leidyi seen from above. In the center of the image, it is possible to ...

The way two of the proteins interact, and their atomic structure, bear resemblance to the human nervous system. "We found this mysterious unknown structure in the sponge, and it is clear that ...

A new study demonstrated that introducing neurons into Xenopus-derived biobots led to the self-organization of active neural ...