autonomic
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Neuroscientists call such coordinated movement and autonomic activity “interpersonal synchrony.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
It's part of the autonomic nervous system, which controls things we don't think about, like breathing, heart rate and digestion.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 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
"While these represent early results, they provide hope that there may be novel targets, such as the autonomic nervous system, for modifying the disease course of HD."
From Science Daily ● Dec. 2, 2024
Speaking is an autonomic business; you may search for words as you go along, but they are found for you by agents in your brain over which you exercise no direct control.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
