Late in pregnancy, the human body carefully prepares fetuses for the rigors of life outside the protection of the womb. Levels of cortisol, a stress hormone, ramp up and spike during labor.

'In a low-risk group of babies born full-term, the autonomic nervous system and cortical systems appear to function well regardless of whether infants were exposed to labor prior to birth,' says Sarah ...

A new study found that eye contact during video calls can elicit similar psychophysiological responses than those in genuine, in-person eye contact. A new study from Tampere University in Finland ...

Each part of the nervous system uses internal checks and balances to regulate its activity, responding to various factors like mood, health status, and the external environment.¹ These regulatory ...

The autonomic nervous system innervates all body organs, including the cardiovascular system. Smooth muscle in arteries, arterioles, and veins and pericytes in capillaries receive autonomic ...

Patients with chronic cough reported autonomic symptoms with substantially increased frequency and severity when compared with a healthy control population. A study revealed that chronic cough, ...