You can’t help when your fight-or-flight instinct kicks in—but you can handle how your body responds to everyday stressors. Have you ever heard of the mammalian diving reflex? It’s a natural response ...

Parapluie. That's the French word for umbrella. Para means against. Pluie means rain. A parapluie keeps a rainstorm from getting you soaking wet. Parasympathetic. That is the name of the system that ...

A new study shows that a part of the nervous system, the parasympathetic nervous system, is formed in a way that is different from what researchers previously believed. In this study a new phenomenon ...