neuroimmunomodulation

Heart, Spleen, Brain

Evolutionary pressure produced 2 master regulators of physiological homeostasis: the nervous system and the immune system. The nervous system evolved to integrate physiological functions and control changes in homeostasis. Neural signals establish reflex responses, perceive disturbances in the environment (internal or external), and elicit activation of the afferent arc (ie, the neural circuit that transfers information from the periphery to the brain).

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