It is classified in two divisions—the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems ... of cellular and functional diversity of autonomic neurons," Oka says. While the central nervous system comprises ...

Specifically, some neurons have pacemaker properties, essentially controlling the rhythm of the heart. The finding goes against the current view that it’s only the parasympathetic and ...

“But we found a very diverse set of neurons in a small network,” he said. Their findings included sympathetic, parasympathetic, and sensory neurons with apparent neurochemical and functional ...