nervous system
noun
: the bodily system that in vertebrates is made up of the brain and spinal cord, nerves, ganglia, and parts of the receptor organs and that receives and interprets stimuli and transmits impulses to the effector organs see autonomic nervous system, central nervous system, peripheral nervous system
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Octopuses have as many neurons as dogs – around 500 million – and a larger nervous system than all other invertebrates.
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Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
This constellation of changes to the nervous system leaves the child in a heightened state of fear, either fleeing or fighting to cope with an unsafe world.
—Marc D. Hauser, TIME, 3 Apr. 2024
The groups’ petition also detailed the dangers to human health of the odorless pesticide, which works by attacking the nervous system.
—Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
If the machine is the nervous system and the settings are direct behavior, the Stellschrauben are the biological switches, triggers and knobs that, with just a little tweak, change an animal’s conduct dramatically enough to have evolutionary consequences.
—Quanta Magazine, 11 Mar. 2024
According to the Mayo Clinic, Parkinson's is a progressive disorder that affects the nervous system as well as parts of the body controlled by the nerves.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 4 Mar. 2024
These send signals to one another, and across the nervous system, by way of electrical impulses.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Our nervous system, which involves the brain, spinal cord and a complex system of nerves, exerts control over our hand movements.
—Sabrina Sholts, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2024
Primary progressive aphasia is a nervous system syndrome that affects a person's ability to communicate, according to Mayo Clinic.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2024
Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
This constellation of changes to the nervous system leaves the child in a heightened state of fear, either fleeing or fighting to cope with an unsafe world.
—Marc D. Hauser, TIME, 3 Apr. 2024
The groups’ petition also detailed the dangers to human health of the odorless pesticide, which works by attacking the nervous system.
—Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
If the machine is the nervous system and the settings are direct behavior, the Stellschrauben are the biological switches, triggers and knobs that, with just a little tweak, change an animal’s conduct dramatically enough to have evolutionary consequences.
—Quanta Magazine, 11 Mar. 2024
According to the Mayo Clinic, Parkinson's is a progressive disorder that affects the nervous system as well as parts of the body controlled by the nerves.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 4 Mar. 2024
These send signals to one another, and across the nervous system, by way of electrical impulses.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Our nervous system, which involves the brain, spinal cord and a complex system of nerves, exerts control over our hand movements.
—Sabrina Sholts, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Mar. 2024
Primary progressive aphasia is a nervous system syndrome that affects a person's ability to communicate, according to Mayo Clinic.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2024
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