The somatic system refers to the part of the peripheral nervous system that is responsible for somatosensory function; that is, voluntary control of movement and sensing external stimuli. The ...

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The first of these is injury to a sensory nerve innervating a noncritical area. In the digits, this would include the ulnar border of the ring finger and possibly the middle finger. After ...

There is increasing evidence that suggests that pathology may first appear in neurons innervating the gastrointestinal tract and may spread as misfolded proteins to the central nervous system.

Peter Stern, Senior Editor at the journal Science and Chairman of the Prize Jury. “Activation of these cells drives airway protective reflexes through interaction with airway-innervating sensory ...