The central nervous system (CNS) is the part of the nervous system comprising the brain and spinal cord, which together receive sensory information, integrate and process it, and coordinate the activity of the entire body. It is the principal control center for movement, perception, cognition, emotion, and the regul…
The central nervous system (CNS) is the part of the nervous system comprising the brain and spinal cord, which together receive sensory information, integrate and process it, and coordinate the activity of the entire body. It is the principal control center for movement, perception, cognition, emotion, and the regulation of homeostasis. The CNS is built from neurons, which transmit electrical and chemical signals, and glial cells, which support, insulate, and protect them. It is shielded by the meninges, bathed in cerebrospinal fluid, and partly isolated from the bloodstream by the blood-brain barrier. The brain governs higher functions such as thought, memory, and language, while the spinal cord relays signals between the brain and the peripheral nerves and mediates reflexes. Disorders of the CNS are diverse and often serious, ranging from tumors and infections to demyelinating, inflammatory, neurodegenerative, and genetic conditions. Research published under this topic examines CNS involvement across many of these areas, including malignant neoplasms of the central nervous system, progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in the setting of lymphoma and chemotherapy, CNS lesions in Behçet's disease, multiple sclerosis, inherited metabolic disease such as Tay-Sachs, developmental gene regulation in the vertebrate brain, and effects of viral infection, reflecting the system's clinical and biological breadth.
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