Connecting the olfactory bulb and the nasal cavity is the olfactory nerve. Some researchers worry the olfactory pathway may also be an entry point for microplastics getting into the brain ...

A study published in 2022 revealed a tenuous but plausible link between picking your nose and increasing the risk of ...

In migraine, the trigeminal nerve plays a crucial role. It transmits pain signals from the brain to the face, where flare-ups occur. Migraine causes severe headaches with other symptoms like ...

Early research had suggested that each neuron expresses just one type of receptor, and that all the neurons expressing a particular receptor link to a dedicated olfactory nerve cluster (called a ...

Seven primary odors are distinguished, each of them by an appropriately shaped receptor at the olfactory nerve endings By John E. Amoore , James W. Johnston Jr. & Martin Rubin Join Our Community ...