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The relevant nerve fibers cross from left-to-right in the lower part of the brain.
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Fox News, 2 Apr. 2024
The analysis, requested by the Maine medical examiner, found degeneration in the nerve fibers allowing communication between different areas of the brain, inflammation, and small blood vessel injury, according to Dr. Ann McKee of the university's Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) Center.
—CBS News, 8 Mar. 2024
While the cause is unknown, MS attacks the central nervous system, creating lesions on the brain and spinal cord, and damaging the protective layer surrounding the nerve fibers, called myelin.
—Andrew Abrahams, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024
By utilizing the polarization properties of light, PS-OCT can provide highly detailed information about the thickness of your nerve fiber layer, the presence of fluid or blood accumulation, and the overall health of your retina.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
White matter is made of bundled nerve fibers and helps coordinate communication between different regions of the brain.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 31 Jan. 2024
Consider the signaling problem: The vagus nerve is made up of many individual nerve fibers of several different types, some transmitting signals up into the brain and some signaling down to the organs.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2015
The disease causes the immune system to attack myelin, the insulation around nerve fibers, prompting symptoms that can include muscle weakness, pain, and vision loss.
—Kenneth Miller, Discover Magazine, 11 Dec. 2023
These cells cause the bones of the spine to become porous, allowing nerve fibers to fill the empty spaces.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
Fox News, 2 Apr. 2024
The analysis, requested by the Maine medical examiner, found degeneration in the nerve fibers allowing communication between different areas of the brain, inflammation, and small blood vessel injury, according to Dr. Ann McKee of the university's Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) Center.
—CBS News, 8 Mar. 2024
While the cause is unknown, MS attacks the central nervous system, creating lesions on the brain and spinal cord, and damaging the protective layer surrounding the nerve fibers, called myelin.
—Andrew Abrahams, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024
By utilizing the polarization properties of light, PS-OCT can provide highly detailed information about the thickness of your nerve fiber layer, the presence of fluid or blood accumulation, and the overall health of your retina.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
White matter is made of bundled nerve fibers and helps coordinate communication between different regions of the brain.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 31 Jan. 2024
Consider the signaling problem: The vagus nerve is made up of many individual nerve fibers of several different types, some transmitting signals up into the brain and some signaling down to the organs.
—IEEE Spectrum, 29 May 2015
The disease causes the immune system to attack myelin, the insulation around nerve fibers, prompting symptoms that can include muscle weakness, pain, and vision loss.
—Kenneth Miller, Discover Magazine, 11 Dec. 2023
These cells cause the bones of the spine to become porous, allowing nerve fibers to fill the empty spaces.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
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“Nerve fiber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nerve%20fiber. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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