Central nervous system. Computer artwork showing the brain, cranial nerves and the top portion of the spinal cord. At centre are the optic nerves (yel

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Central nervous system. Computer artwork showing the brain, cranial nerves and the top portion of the spinal cord. At centre are the optic nerves (yellow), with the olfactory nerves (yellow) above them. Above the spinal cord is the brainstem, which controls automatic functions, sleep and arousal and relays messages from the brain to the spinal cord. The striped structure either side of the brainstem is the cerebellum, which controls muscle coordination and balance.

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Photo credit: © SPRINGER MEDIZIN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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