SEATTLE, WASH. — From a tiny sample of tissue no larger than a grain of sand, scientists have come within reach of a goal ...

These nerve pairs spread throughout your body to deliver commands from your brain and spinal cord to and from parts of your body. Diagram. The central nervous system and peripheral nervous system work ...

This image shows a subset of more than 1,000 of the 120,000 brain cells (neuron + glia ... the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.

These move towards the central nervous system (CNS). The CNS is the brain and spinal cord ... Muscles and glands are called effectors. The diagram summarises how information flows from receptors ...

Neuroscience examines the structure and function of the human brain and nervous system. Neuroscientists use cellular and molecular biology, anatomy and physiology, human behavior and cognition ...

The brain is the part of the central nervous system that is contained within the skull. It is responsible for executive and cognitive functions and regulates the functioning of the other parts of ...

In 1979, famed molecular biologist, Francis Crick, stated that it would be "[impossible] to create an exact wiring diagram ... into brain function and organization of the visual system.