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

The heart has long been thought to be controlled solely by the autonomic nervous system, which transmits signals from the brain.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2024

It is the most compulsively collective, genetically programmed, species-specific, and autonomic of all the things we do, and we are infallible at it.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas