The essential function of the nervous system is communication, this occurs both with the environment around us and with the inside of our body, depending on its functions the nervous system is divided into somatic nervous system (SNS) and autonomic nervous system (SNA). The somatic nervous system is a complex system, it is the part […]
The enteric nervous system is considered our ‘second brain’. There is a complex network of more than one hundred million neurons (almost as many as in the spinal cord) that?Specific areas such as the small intestine and colon. is able to act independently with respect to the brain. You could say that, without a doubt,
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Although the brain’s reward system is often referred to as a mechanism associated with addictions, there is an essential aspect that we must understand: having goals in life is synonymous with health and well-being, so all this neurobiology behind the motivation and pleasure we desire in our daily lives is regulated by the same complex
Make a presentation in a contest, react to an out-of-control car, discover that the alarm did not start in the morning, run away from someone who annoys us, etc. These situations characterized by stress, anxiety or a clear sense of danger are regulated by the sympathetic nervous system. In our day-to-day life we are hardly
Our brain is one of the most wonderful structures of our body, the proof is that, while it is one of the most studied parts of the human body, much remains to be discovered about its functioning. that within it we have several systems that specialize in a part of the functioning of our body.
Relax after an effort or stressful situation. Adjust your heart rate after a scare or stroke. Relax our lungs by reducing oxygen consumption and promoting a state of calm?All these essential processes of our daily lives are regulated and controlled by an essential part of our body: the parasympathetic nervous system. We recently talked in
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The psychological costs of rejection increase as couple bonds create more closeness and interdependence, so we have a risk regulation system that protects us from the suffering generated by rejection. The fact that we are emotionally attached to another person makes us more vulnerable to the pain of possible rejection. However, we often find enough
