How to Use nervous system in a Sentence
nervous system
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Breathing in through the nose and out through the nose helps calm the nervous system before bed.
—Stephanie Mansour, CNN, 30 Sep. 2021
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The virus only affects the nervous system 1% of the time and is rarely fatal.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 9 Oct. 2024
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The disease causes severe damage to the brain and the nervous system.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 17 June 2023
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The nervous system is most sensitive in the ears, hands or feet.
—Greg Presto, Men's Health, 20 June 2022
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These cells help support the function of the nervous system.
—Korin Miller, Health.com, 5 Nov. 2021
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To further calm your nervous system, lie down and put your legs up against a wall.
—Melanie Mannarino, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Dec. 2024
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Her nervous system is weak and her toes and fingers are stiff.
—Sandi Sidhu, Anna Coren and Helen Regan, CNN, 11 June 2021
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Those hits on the nervous system can lead to symptoms both short-term and long-lasting.
—Jenna Schnuer, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2022
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That could be explained by some- in some damage to the nervous system.
—CBS News, 20 June 2021
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The immune system, the nervous system and the microbes that live on and in the body vary between males and females.
—Karen Weintraub, USA Today, 11 Dec. 2022
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Focusing on the breath will help your nervous system chill out, which can help ease the pain as well.
—Ali Nolan, SELF, 6 Dec. 2021
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The whole thing was like an electric shock straight to women’s nervous systems.
—Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Mar. 2023
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But your nervous system can’t tell the difference between the mental bear, and the real bear that’s in the room.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2023
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Untreated, the illness can spread to the joints, heart and nervous system.
—NBC News, 23 Apr. 2021
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In the post, Christoff said masks trigger the nervous system to make wearers subservient.
—Eleanor McCrary, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2022
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But in a small number of cases, infection can spread to the nervous system, skin and bones.
—David Axe, Rolling Stone, 8 Feb. 2023
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Increased levels of NfL are a sign that something is amiss in the nervous system.
—Max G. Levy, Wired, 21 Oct. 2021
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Our nervous system needs time to accept this next phase.
—Nicole Lipkin, Forbes, 22 June 2021
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But such plaques have been implicated in about 40 diseases of the nervous system and the heart.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2021
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But no one had pinned down the rate at which information flows through the nervous system.
—Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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To ensure that control, the researchers had to wire into the roach’s nervous system.
—Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 9 Sep. 2022
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Repeat the cycle a few times to calm your nervous system and to anchor yourself in the moment.
—Amy Paturel, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2022
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Spending time in nature, even a city park, calms the nervous system (as long as there is plenty of green space around).
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 1 June 2021
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In this case, the variants seem to lower the threshold at which pain-detecting neurons fire and alert the rest of the nervous system to a threat.
—Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2023
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There can also be effects on the immune and nervous systems, Woodruff said.
—Sophia Vento, Journal Sentinel, 20 July 2023
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White matter is the tissue that forms connections between brain cells and the rest of the nervous system.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 30 Aug. 2022
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In my case, the bacteria has attacked the nervous system.
—For Carroll County Times, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2024
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The treatment ends with vibrational singing bowls and sound healing to calm the nervous system.
—Rona Berg, Devorah Lev-Tov, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2022
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Smile at other people Your nervous system is wired to quickly ascertain whether someone is a friend, stranger, or enemy.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
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The earbuds track your movement and sleep patterns along with key vitals like your heart rate and nervous system activity, and offer personalized guidance for getting a better night's rest via a companion app.
—Andrew Gebhart, PCMAG, 10 Jan. 2025
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