The cranial nerves are a set of twelve pairs of nerves that travel to and from the brain. Each has a different function. For example, the olfactory nerve is essential for detecting smells.

Had the Wings owned the first pick in the 1983 draft, it would have been Pat LaFontaine putting on a winged wheel sweater the night of June 8. He was a hockey prodigy from Waterford Township ...

“The vagus nerve is the 10th cranial nerve and the longest nerve in your body,” Tracey said. “It is also the only nerve that would cause death if cut on both sides.” Deep ...

Wheatley students are taking inclusivity into their own hands. Students from The Wheatley School hosted the inaugural Wheatley Games – a spirited field day designed to celebrate neurodiversity ...

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Atypical sensory-based behaviors are a ubiquitous feature of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). In this article, we review the neural underpinnings of sensory processing in autism by reviewing the ...

48 A motor response is induced by transcutaneous stimulation of a peripheral nerve, and compound muscle action potentials (CMAPs) from the corresponding distal muscle are recorded. To calculate ...

Virus replicates at the portal of entry, usually oral or genital mucosal tissue, leading to infection of sensory nerve endings ... of the anterior and middle cranial fossa. HSV-1 reactivates ...