Researchers describe the first complete wiring diagram of the nervous system of an animal, the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans, used by scientists worldwide as a model organism. The study ...

In 1999, Emmons decided it would be useful to have the wiring diagram of both sexes, but it wasn’t until 2012 that he published a close examination of the male tail, the area that most differs ...

Everything you think, feel, and do is controlled by your nervous system. Learn how it works and what kinds of things can go wrong.

TThe fundamental unit of the nervous system is the neuron. Individual neurons are connected by synapses to form circuits. Evolution has driven the formation of ever more elaborate circuits to ...

Anatomical diagram showing a front view of the nervous system in the human body. Skip to main content; ... Click on the labels below to find out more about your nervous system and senses.

The goal was to create a wiring diagram—a map of all 302 neurons in the C. elegans nervous system as well as all the 7,000 connections, or synapses, between those neurons.

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 : Motor Functions - directs ...

In a study published online today in Nature, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine describe the first complete wiring diagram of the nervous system of an animal, the roundworm ...