27 Mar spinal cord

A biological cable traversing the spinal column that serves as a link between the brain and the rest of the body. It is also a low-level integrating center for motor and sensory processing (for example it handles reflexes) while higher-level processes are handled in the brain.
Keywords: nerve fiber
peripheral nervous system
brain
integration
perception
brain stem
reflex
References: brain physiology
neurons
neuroscience