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There’s a mysterious nerve in the human body that takes the most inefficient route imaginable—and scientists can’t explain why
The human body is full of elegant designs that seem almost too perfect to be real. But once in a while, nature throws in a curveball. Deep in the human anatomy lies a peculiar nerve that has baffled ...
New research from OHSU looked at human tissue to try to understand how many nerve fibers are contained in the clitoris. It seems to be the first time that this has ever been studied (a previous ...
The trochlear nerve is also known as cranial nerve IV (CN-IV). It is the only cranial nerve that emerges dorsally from the brain (near the back), giving it the longest pathway. It is the smallest ...
The frontal nerve is the largest branch of the ophthalmic division of the fifth cranial nerve. The ophthalmic nerve is responsible for conveying sensory information from the skin of the upper eyelids, ...
Scientists created a model of the human pain pathway in a dish by connecting four separate brain organoids. The feat should help them understand sensory disorders like those affecting pain perception.
The early cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infections saw people reporting a temporary loss of smell and taste (anosmia and dysgeusia) for about one-third of ...
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