The cochlear nerve, also known as part of the vestibulocochlear or auditory nerve, is a sensory nerve responsible for hearing. It travels from the cochlea, a spiral-shaped structure in the inner ear, ...

The ophthalmic nerve is the first branch of the trigeminal nerve, which is also known as the fifth cranial nerve. The ophthalmic nerve supplies sensory innervation to the structures of the eye, ...

Mechanical activation of the vagus nerve, in which an implanted device delivers intermittent impulses to the vagus nerve, is currently used as a treatment of resistant depression. But there are ...

Impulse control disorders are thought to develop through a combination of biological and environmental factors. They often co-occur with other psychiatric disorders—most notably depression ...

As dawn approaches and the wrestling match winds down, the “man” can't defeat Yaakov but strikes his sciatic nerve—just as when the period of Jewish redemption dawns, the nations will be ...

Nervonik announced today that it completed the first-in-human clinical study of its peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) device. The Los Angeles-based startup designed its proprietary device to ...

neuropilin-1 inhibition suppresses nerve-growth factor signaling and nociception in pain models. Journal of Clinical Investigation , 2024; DOI: 10.1172/JCI183873 Cite This Page : ...

Certain nerves in the hip region can get stuck or pinched. This includes the sciatic nerve, which can get trapped under certain muscles and bones in the back of your hip or the hamstrings.

A peripheral nerve block is a procedure done by an anesthesiologist to provide postoperative pain relief for people having knee replacement surgery. The anesthesiologist (a doctor specializing in pain ...