nervous system
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The minimum threshold used to define deficiency may not capture early functional changes in the nervous system.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
The discovery reveals how the nervous system naturally limits scratching and may help explain why this process breaks down in people with chronic itch disorders.
From Science Daily • May 10, 2026
Following the rise of commercial web browsers in the 1990s, the internet erased the constraints of geography and became the central nervous system of the global economy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
After an explanation of the nervous system, consent and the pelvic floor, her sessions begin with McDaniel burning sage or mugwort while the client is on the table.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
At this point his nervous system could not manage a court trial.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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