The vagus nerve is a busy bundle of over 100,000 information-carrying fibers that runs from the brain stem through the body ...

(A) Illustration of myelinated nerve fiber and saltatory conduction of action potential. An example of PNS myelinated nerve fiber is shown. (B) Illustration of transverse section of myelinated ...

A new drug-free, minimally invasive intervention targets the root cause of progressive loss of neural function in spinal ...

Now, a new crop of buzzy non-invasive VNS gadgets promises to relieve stress, sharpen focus and improve sleep in mere minutes ...

The next big advance in treating diseases like rheumatoid arthritis could be tiny pulses of electricity delivered to the ...

The loss of white matter function has a number of causes, including aging. This tissue contains millions of nerve fibers, or axons, that connect other parts of the brain and spinal cord and signal ...

In addition to routine histology, a properly processed nerve biopsy must include semi-thin sections and teased nerve fiber preparations. These techniques are necessary to arrive at a proper diagnostic ...