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  1. What are the parts of the nervous system? - NICHD

    Aug 9, 2018 · The nervous system has two main parts: The central nervous system is made up of the brain and spinal cord. The peripheral nervous system is made up of nerves that branch off …

  2. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and …

    Aug 9, 2018 · The peripheral nervous system is made up of nerves that branch off from the spinal cord and extend to all parts of the body. The nervous system transmits signals between the …

  3. Tissue Clearing - Microscopy and Imaging Core

    Imaging long-range functional correlations and connections is of vital importance in biomedical research, especially in the central and peripheral nervous system. Unfortunately, biological …

  4. What does the nervous system do? | NICHD - NICHD - Eunice …

    The nervous system plays a role in nearly every aspect of our health and well-being. It guides everyday activities such as waking up; automatic activities such as breathing; and complex …

  5. About Neuroscience | NICHD - NICHD - Eunice Kennedy Shriver …

    Oct 1, 2018 · Neuroscience is the study of the nervous system. The nervous system includes the brain, spinal cord, and networks of sensory and motor nerve cells, called neurons, throughout …

  6. Nerve axons in the peripheral nervous system exhibit a beaded morphology when they are subjected to variety of insults (mechanical, chemical, or metabolic)[1]. This study asseses …

  7. Researchers Discover Gene Crucial for Nerve Cell Insulation

    Apr 16, 2007 · The discovery has implications for understanding disorders of myelin production. These disorders can affect the peripheral nervous system—the nerves outside the brain and …

  8. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and …

    Aug 15, 2014 · The treatment differs from person to person, depending on each one’s specific needs. Although the initial damage of cerebral palsy in the brain cannot be reversed, earlier …

  9. Deborah B. Henken, Ph.D. - NICHD - Eunice Kennedy Shriver …

    She continued to study neural plasticity in the peripheral nervous system of a rodent model while pursuing postdoctoral training in the Anatomy Department at the Medical College of …

  10. The possibility that activity-dependent regulation of myelination could adaptively influence temporal relations, oscillations and synchrony in the interactions of distant brain regions, …