When anxiety spikes, the nervous system can shift into fight-or-flight in seconds, but it can also be guided back toward ...

Some goals people set for themselves carry risks, and the nervous system may quietly steer you away from them.

The autonomic nervous system is our internal surveillance system, pursuing safety while remaining alert for danger. The system guides our daily experiences, making sure that we survive in moments of ...

Autoimmune autonomic ganglionopathy (AAG) occurs when your immune system attacks healthy nerve cells in your autonomic nervous system. It causes symptoms like dizziness or faintness. Autoimmune ...

Autonomic dysreflexia (AD) is a potentially life threatening condition common in people who have experienced spinal cord injury in the upper back. AD occurs when an injury disrupts the nervous ...

'In a low-risk group of babies born full-term, the autonomic nervous system and cortical systems appear to function well regardless of whether infants were exposed to labor prior to birth,' says Sarah ...

On standing, gravity causes blood to pool in the lower extremities. The autonomic nervous system usually counteracts this by increasing heart rate, cardiac contractility and vascular tone, and ...

When you curse after stubbing your toe, you’re not losing control – you’re activating ancient neural circuits that help your ...