autonomic
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Such conditions, such as irritable bowel syndrome, result in gastrointestinal symptoms related to the functioning of the autonomic nervous system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
It may also have potential as a supportive, non-pharmacological approach in clinical settings, particularly for conditions such as anxiety disorders or depression, which can involve disrupted autonomic regulation and altered responses to reward.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
Several other doctors have since told him that gabapentin is likely the cause of his condition, including a neuropsychiatrist who diagnosed him with severe dysautonomia, or impairment of the autonomic nervous system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025
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
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
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