This is the part of your peripheral nervous system that controls the muscles of organs without you having to think about it. Your autonomic nervous system lets your brain manage vital functions ...

Diagram. The central nervous system and peripheral nervous system work together to allow your brain to control your body’s many functions, which includes 3 important areas (Diagram): Motor Functions - ...

Microglia, also known as macrophages of the central nervous system (CNS), are specialized immune cells vital for brain health and injury response ... and neuron size regulatory functions of PNS ...

A new review paper was published in Aging titled "Peripheral vascular dysfunction and the aging brain." Aging is the ...

"Our work unveils the ontogeny, evolution, and neuron size regulatory functions of PNS microglia," said Dr. Wu Zhisheng, first author of the study.