Researchers have uncovered the protein responsible for driving nerve damage following injury, revealing a potential treatment for traumatic brain injury (TBI). TBI often occurs in sport and during ...

We’re celebrating 180 years of Scientific American. Explore our legacy of discovery and look ahead to the future. Billions of nerve cells send signals coursing through our bodies, serving as conduits ...

Like a highway system, the vagus nerve branches profusely from your brain through your organs to marshal bodily functions, including aspects of mind such as mood, pleasure and fear. It is late at ...