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Which is part of the central nervous system?

nervous system

[nur-vuhs sis-tuhm] / ˈnɜr vəs ˌsɪs təm /


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This suggests that at least some movement difficulties linked to the disease may arise directly in the peripheral nervous system rather than being caused entirely by degeneration in the brain.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 10, 2026

"If we can detect those changes and intervene earlier, that could help delay the onset of central nervous system symptoms."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 10, 2026

This unusual arrangement is one of the most intriguing features of the nervous system, and scientists have proposed a new explanation that reaches back hundreds of millions of years.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

The researchers propose that the earliest visual circuits helped establish a pattern in which sensory and movement pathways were organized across opposite sides of the nervous system.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

Both major types of insecticides, the chlorinated hydrocarbons and the organic phosphates, directly affect the nervous system, although in somewhat different ways.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson


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