nervous system
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One might question Mr. Damasio’s requirement that consciousness requires a nervous system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
If an embryo failed to form ectoderm, the nervous system would not develop, she said.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
Chronic pain is defined as pain that lasts longer than three months and means the nervous system stays stuck in emergency mode.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
"The nervous system adopts a safety-first approach, compensating for age-related changes by favoring stability over performance," says Associate Professor Immink, Lead of the Active Lives Research Program within the Caring Futures Institute at Flinders University.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
“They are exactly opposite in effect. Atropine speeds the nervous system, rapid heartbeat and so forth. Amatoxins slow it down.”
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
