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Peripheral nervous system
The peripheral nervous system (PNS) contains all the nerves in the body outside of the brain and spinal cord, which constitute the central nervous system (CNS). Nerves extend from the CNS to all points in the body. The PNS facilitates the transfer of information from the CNS to distant organs and limbs.
FEB 10, 2021 | 12:00 AM
Many of the most debilitating and life-threatening diseases are associated with the central nervous system. Some, such as neurodegenerative diseases, predominately afflict our aging populati...
SEP 23, 2020 | 10:30 AM
On measuring photons and ions: Impact on panel design, signal detection and data quality 10:30–11:00 am PDT Presented By: Tim Bushnell, PhD, MBA Monitoring immunotherapy with a mass cy...
JAN 01, 2020 | 6:00 AM
Brain machine interfaces or neural prosthetics have the potential to restore movement to people with paralysis or amputation, bridging gaps in the nervous system with an artificial device. M...
JUL 31, 2019 | 9:00 AM
DATE: July 31, 2019TIME: 9:00am PT, 12:00pm ET The choroid plexus, which makes up the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier in the central nervous system (CNS), lines the ventricle...
MAR 13, 2019 | 1:00 PM
Localizing and identifying neuronal patterns that generate pathological brain signals may assist with tissue resection and intervention strategies in patients with neurological and psychiatri...
MAR 13, 2019 | 11:50 AM
This talk provides a brief overview of funding opportunities for invasive device development for translation to clinical populations supported by the NIH BRAIN Initiative....
MAR 14, 2018 | 10:30 AM
Is sensory awareness facilitated by activity in only sensory cortices? For several decades, this has been the dominant viewpoint among many prominent voices in both neuroscience and philosoph...
FEB 23, 2017 | 12:00 PM
Despite vast investment for decades in cancer research and development, cancer is still among the leading causes of death worldwide and its toll is expected to rise by about 70% over the next...
