The trochlear nerve is the fourth of 12 cranial nerves that emerge from the brain and extend down the head, neck, and torso. Cranial nerves help control sensory innervation: i.e., the ability to ...

The oculomotor nerve is the third of 12 cranial nerves. The cranial nerves transmit electrical impulses between your brain and your head, neck, and torso. The oculomotor nerve controls important ...

The brain communicates with the rest of your body through a network of nerves, sending signals back and forth. When you hurt yourself, like touching something hot, these nerves send pain signals ...

The brain and its cranial nerves are roughly an inch long and belong to an extinct bluegill-size fish. The discovery opens a window into the neural anatomy and early evolution of the major group ...

Cranial nerves originate from the brain and innervate the eyes, salivary, tear and parotid glands, mucous membranes of the nasal cavity, and internal organs in the abdomen and thorax. Among the ...

The brain and cranial nerves are about an inch long and belong to the extinct Coccocephalus wildi (C. wildi). This was an early ray-finned fish that likely ate small crustaceans, ...

It is the first time that electrical contacts between nerves and a cancer outside the brain have been found, raising the possibility that many other cancers progress by making similar connections.