Studies in animals have shown that signals from this nerve can control the new bladder reflex.

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Ephrins are believed to control the growth of nerve cells necessary to help form proper circuits within the spinal cord.

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Although Hamilton opened up the fourth set with an 11-dart leg, Klaasen took control again and kept his nerve to take the set and go on to secure victory.

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In one Baylor study of 66 potent men who had one nerve severed and regrafted, the estimated potency rate after two years was 86%, compared with 39% for a control group who had no sural nerve graft.

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The hand itself has several degrees of motion, and is controlled using the same nerve signals that are used to control a biological hand.

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These channels are cylindrical assemblages of protein molecules which help to control such things as the electrical activity of nerve cells and the release of hormones.

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Ann Kelley has found an even more powerful layer of control in the amygdala, a center for emotions that also has rich nerve connections to the nose.

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Bundles of nerve fibers connecting our "thinking" brain with ancient regions that control our primeval "feeling" brain make up two sides of our emotional mind.

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