No less than 16 different types of nerve cells have been identified by scientists in a new study on the human sense of touch.

Why this is so, the study cannot answer, but the researchers have a theory: "The fact that pain is signalled at a much higher ...

Communication between the body and the nervous system is called interoception and it allows the brain to sense internal states, such as hunger, pain, or heart rate. The vagus nerve is an important ...

The vagus nerve is responsible for involuntary functions of the body such as digestion after eating. In short, it helps our bodies restore homeostasis or equilibrium. Instances of ‘low vagal ...

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This means you may dribble urine when your bladder gets too full. This type of incontinence is caused by nerve damage from traumatic injuries or conditions such as multiple sclerosis. The nerves ...

The vagus nerve, the longest cranial nerve in the human body, is known to play a key role ... to read smaller and smaller letters on the eye chart." As the mice gradually learned to complete ...

The movement of ions changes the voltage of the cell, which activates a nerve impulse. A drop in potassium levels can affect your body’s ability to generate a nerve impulse. Getting enough ...

Because of its complexity, a full understanding of depression has been elusive. There is mounting evidence that depression may actually be a necessary defense strategy of the body, a kind of ...

Fat is found throughout the body: inside your nerves and bones, around your heart and blood vessels, and even behind your eyeballs. We need it to function and survive. “Think of fat as a ...

If this theory is correct, it should be possible to record the action potential between an electrode inside a nerve fibre and the conducting fluid outside it. Most nerve fibres are too small for ...