As a boy in Chile, Miguel Maturana was taken to soccer games on the shoulders of his father, who joined the sea of people in the stadium cheering wildly. “I was like, ‘Dad what's going on?’” Maturana ...

Want to improve your health on a truly deep level? The practice of yoga—including pranayama (breath control) and meditation—has been proven to improve the function of the entire nervous system, which ...

The sympathetic nervous system was thought to have evolved with jawed vertebrates. But lampreys—jawless, parasitic fish that suck out the blood of their hosts—have a simple one, per recent research.

To reduce the physical symptoms of anxiety, these are the pressure points experts recommend you try for relief in the moment. Taylor Leamey wrote about all things wellness for CNET, specializing in ...

You’re sitting in a perfectly comfortable room when suddenly a quick shiver ripples through your body. It’s not cold, you’re not scared, and you’re definitely not coming down with anything—yet your ...

Sometimes it is hard to just pause, breathe, and calm down. We use this type of phrasing figuratively all the time but there are many real indicators of the benefits of taking a breath, especially ...

Heart rate variability (HRV) typically increases with parasympathetic activation (rest-and-digest response) and decreases with sympathetic activation (fight-or-flight response). The autonomic nervous ...