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

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 ...

The wonder increases when we realize that the system is open, engaging in free exchange with the outer world and that the structure itself is not permanent but is being continuously broken down by ...

Research suggests that our mindsets about stress—the beliefs we hold about whether stress is harmful or potentially helpful—dramatically influence how stress affects us physiologically, cognitively, ...