central nervous system
noun
: the part of the nervous system which in vertebrates consists of the brain and spinal cord, to which sensory impulses are transmitted and from which motor impulses pass out, and which coordinates the activity of the entire nervous system compare peripheral nervous system
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For those looking to regenerate your central nervous system and somatosensory system, give Nerve Control 911 a shot to help support and add protection against faulty nerve signals between the muscles and organs naturally.
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Andrew Price, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Fox has been living with Parkinson's disease, an incurable degenerative disorder of the central nervous system, for more than 30 years.
—Chris Barilla, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2024
Applegate first shared she was diagnosed with MS, an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system, in August of 2021.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Humans who lack the oxidation resistance 1 gene suffer from severe defects in the central nervous system and the brain.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
The chemical acts on crows’ central nervous system and sends the birds into convulsions, scaring the rest of the flock.
—Tove Danovich, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2024
Multiple sclerosis is a disease of the central nervous system that disrupts the flow of information between the brain and body, according to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
—Katherine Itoh, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2024
And on rare occasions, people who have had measles years before will develop a fatal condition called subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, when viruses that have lingered in their central nervous system reactivate.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 22 Feb. 2024
The condition is known as cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome, or more simply CHS, and doctors believe it’s caused when cannabinoids in marijuana — a chemical that bonds to receptors in the central nervous system — bombard neurotransmitters, causing an imbalance in the body’s regulatory system.
—Molly Sullivan, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024
Andrew Price, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Fox has been living with Parkinson's disease, an incurable degenerative disorder of the central nervous system, for more than 30 years.
—Chris Barilla, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2024
Applegate first shared she was diagnosed with MS, an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system, in August of 2021.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Humans who lack the oxidation resistance 1 gene suffer from severe defects in the central nervous system and the brain.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
The chemical acts on crows’ central nervous system and sends the birds into convulsions, scaring the rest of the flock.
—Tove Danovich, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2024
Multiple sclerosis is a disease of the central nervous system that disrupts the flow of information between the brain and body, according to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
—Katherine Itoh, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2024
And on rare occasions, people who have had measles years before will develop a fatal condition called subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, when viruses that have lingered in their central nervous system reactivate.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 22 Feb. 2024
The condition is known as cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome, or more simply CHS, and doctors believe it’s caused when cannabinoids in marijuana — a chemical that bonds to receptors in the central nervous system — bombard neurotransmitters, causing an imbalance in the body’s regulatory system.
—Molly Sullivan, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024
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