Conclusions The FNMEP amplitude from the orbicularis oculi muscle decreased after MVD in HFS patients whose symptoms were resolved postoperatively, thus suggesting normalisation of facial nerve ...

Watch the eyes. The orbicularis oculi rarely lies. Michelle Spear, Professor of Anatomy, University of Bristol This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.

The second, and most telling, muscle is the orbicularis oculi, which tightens the muscles around the eyes, producing the familiar “crow’s feet” and the gentle narrowing we associate with ...

You can’t easily will your orbicularis oculi to contract convincingly unless you’re genuinely feeling the emotion behind the expression.

Lab experiments demonstrated that muscles secrete myokines, biochemical messengers that stimulate neuron growth. This implies that muscles and nerves do a surprising bidirectional communication.

The orbicularis oculi muscle is responsible for eyelid movement and is vital for facial expressions and protecting the eyes. Strengthening this muscle can enhance eye function and minimize the ...

Working out your muscles may help heal your nerves after injury, by encouraging those neurons to grow faster. In a new study of mouse cells, scientists found that both the biochemical and ...

In this work, the blink detection algorithm for an embedded closed-loop system for a restoration of facial muscle functions in the case of unilateral facial nerve paralysis is proposed. The algorithm ...

Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie company (NYSE: ABBV), today announced that BOTOX® Cosmetic (onabotulinumtoxinA) is now available for the treatment of masseter muscle prominence (MMP) in China. The ...

Researchers have mapped the complex nerve pathways that supply brown adipose tissue, otherwise known as ‘brown fat'. It’s the first step in developing a way of stimulating the nerves to burn ...