Why do nerves form a network all over the body?

Nerves are important to the body. Kind of like a self aware safety net protecting your body and your organs. They are what keep you from leaning on your stove, or what make you put on a blanket so you don't get hypothermia. Simply put, without nerves you wouldn't have lasted to be two. read more

Nerves connect to each other all over the body and sense heat, cold, trauma, pain, and many more. The big wig behind this operation though, is the brain. The brain processes all of the input it gets, like my finger is wet, therefore the water my finger is in, is wet. read more