nervous system
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"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
But equally, a delayed response or a friend failing to follow through on plans can trigger subtle stress responses in the nervous system.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Parkinson’s disease, according to the Mayo Clinic, is a nervous system movement disorder that worsens with time and cannot be cured.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
But framing it as a problem of the nervous system “is all a massive simplification,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
At this point his nervous system could not manage a court trial.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
