At the center of your stress response is the autonomic nervous ... digestion and other "nonessential" functions The parasympathetic nervous system (PNS)—often known as the "rest-and-digest ...

Backed by five years of research, the neurotech device InnerGize claims to improve the body’s resilience to stress by activating the vagus nerve.

"Yogis believe that the nervous system is so important that it contains all of the body’s chakras," writes Tony Sanchez.

Brain aging may lead to a decline in immune system response and hinder the removal of aged cells. The accumulation of these ...

Spontaneous shivers may seem random, but they reveal how your nervous system resets, processes emotion, and responds to ...

Actions we unconsciously engage in, such as tidying, humming, and even lying on our side with one arm in the air, activate areas of the nervous system that play an instrumental role in promoting ...

It’s a physical sensation triggered by stress, fear ... can help deactivate the fight or flight response and trigger the parasympathetic nervous system, which promotes relaxation and digestion.

But you can counteract this with deep diaphragmatic breathing, which triggers the parasympathetic nervous system (the "rest ... responsible for fear and stress responses, and enhance activity ...

As rates of dementia continue to rise worldwide, research is increasingly pointing to the role of lifestyle in protecting our ...