New research from The University of Manchester may reshape our understanding of what happens to the immune system when we ...

The cerebral cortex, hypothalamus and thalamus were also affected, and damage to these areas may be associated with the development of hormonal, autonomic nervous system, memory or sleep ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have developed a method that shows how the nervous system and sensory organs are formed in an embryo.

Compared to sugar, consuming sucralose—a widely used sugar substitute—increases activity in the hypothalamus, a brain region that regulates appetite and body weight, according to a new USC study.

Cerebral hemispheres The cerebrum's outer layer, it is split into two hemispheres and is highly folded. These two hemispheres make up the cerebral cortex. This controls most of our senses ...

Researchers in the Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory aim to understand how the central autonomic nervous system regulates cardiovascular function and body fluid and sodium homeostasis. The focus of ...

Neuroimmunology is a field that studies the interaction of the immune and nervous systems. Once seen as a passive barrier, the dura mater is now recognized as an active immune site. A study now ...

The body control systems are all automatic, and involve both nervous and chemical responses. It has many important parts, including: If body temperature increases over this temperature, enzymes ...