autonomic

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Neuroscientists call such coordinated movement and autonomic activity “interpersonal synchrony.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

When you see green trees, smell pine and hear gentle rustling leaves or the sound of birdsong, your autonomic nervous system - a network of nerves controlling unconscious processes - responds instantly.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2025

Your autonomic nervous system regulates heartbeat and blood pressure, but with POTS, the body stops keeping these functions in check, causing symptoms like nausea, dizziness, and extreme fatigue.

From Slate • Sep. 15, 2025

"However, these results provide early evidence that the autonomic nervous system may be a therapeutic target for disease modification of HD."

From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2024

Given the capacity to control autonomic functions, modulate brain waves, run cells, why shouldn’t it be possible to employ exactly the same technology to go in precisely the opposite direction?

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas