This review describes evidence in subprimates and primates that the face primary
somatosensory cortex (face SI) and primary motor cortex (face MI) are involved in …

This research evaluated the influence of Photobiomodulation Therapy (PBMT) on lesions of
the facial nerve repaired with the end-to-side technique or coaptation with a new …

Loss of teeth or dental attrition is a common clinical occurrence associated with altered
somatosensation and impaired oral motor behavior (eg, mastication, deglutition, phonation) …

This work was aimed at characterizing structural changes in primary motor cortex layer 5
pyramidal neurons and their relationship with microglial density induced by facial nerve …

Histological and physiological basis of the therapeutic efficacy of the vascularized
autologous nerve graft in facial nerve regeneration remains poorly understood because of …

Facial nerve lesions elicit long-lasting changes in vibrissal primary motor cortex (M1)
muscular representation in rodents. Reorganization of cortical representation has been …

We have recently shown that manual stimulation of target muscles promotes functional
recovery after transection and surgical repair to pure motor nerves (facial: whisking and blink …

The vast and complex array of orofacial muscles and movements necessitate sophisticated
and adaptive neural circuits providing for their control and integration with other motor …

Recovery of mimic function after facial nerve transection is poor: the successful regrowth of
axotomized motoneurons to their targets is compromised by (i) poor axonal navigation and …

The epithelial receptors are represented in the mammalian brain cortex in a genetically
defined, strictly regulated manner. Until the 1970s, the cortical maps and the wiring of the …