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EPISODE · Oct 14, 2026 · 13 MIN

How Do Your Nerves Tell Your Muscles to Function?

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Every movement our bodies make -- from waving at a friend to pumping blood -- is goverened by complex electrochemical handshakes among our nerves and our muscles. Learn how voluntary, involuntary, and reflexive movements work in today's episode of BrainStuff, based on these articles: https://health.howstuffworks.com/human-body/systems/musculoskeletal/muscle.htm; https://health.howstuffworks.com/human-body/systems/nervous-system/nerve.htm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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