The vagus nerve does it all—tells your lungs to breathe, controls your heart rate, and even forms the foundation for a whole ...

Gluten neuropathy refers to damage that can occur to peripheral nerves in people with gluten sensitivity. Peripheral nerves are the nerves that travel from the spine and the brain to the other areas ...

The CNS is located in the skull and vertebral canal of the spine. It includes the nerves in the brain and spinal cord. The sensory and motor nerves that run through the extremities and internal ...

While the central nervous system is comprised of the brain and spinal cord, the peripheral nervous system is made up of all nerves branching off the spinal cord, extending to every part of the body.

The spine contains many spaces, or foramen, that allow the spinal nerves to pass and travel to and from muscles and sensory nerve endings. A foraminotomy is a surgical procedure to widen those ...