The carotid sinus nerve, which connects to the carotid artery, provides information to your brain about blood pressure and ...

It branches from the vagus nerve (cranial nerve 10) but follows an unusual pathway to reach the larynx, and the paired nerves ...

Note that the cranial nerve X is connected with the sensory nucleus (nucleus tractus solitarius, NTS) and motor nucleus to striatal muscles of the pharyngeal and larynx (nucleus ambiguous ...

Like a highway system, the vagus nerve branches profusely from your brain through your organs to marshal bodily functions, ...

The ouch of hair pulling is transmitted with the help of a protein used to sense light touches. These details could lead to new treatments.

Trigeminal neuralgia is an ongoing pain condition that affects certain nerves in your face. You might also hear it called “tic douloureux.” It causes sudden and severe pain that some people ...

Excessive pharyngeal resonance is thought to be produced by retracting the tongue toward the pharyngeal wall. The voice is described as hollow in quality. In rating this quality it is important to ...

This nerve deals with sensation. It usually picks up sensations from your pharynx, or your palate, or your tonsils. But it also picks up sensation from one of the membranes around your brain - the ...

Just as a musician can train to more sharply distinguish subtle differences in pitch, mammals can improve their ability to interpret hearing, vision, and other senses with practice. This process, ...

Nerves are important routes of tumor spread in H&N malignancies, yet the biology and prognostic implications of perineural tumor growth are not fully understood. On balance, the available evidence ...

A 40-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a 5-day history of fevers, sore throat, fatigue, subjective ...