How to Use trigeminal nerve in a Sentence

trigeminal nerve

noun
  • The membranes that line the brain are filled with nerves, such as the large and complex trigeminal nerve.
    — Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2021
  • This led them to the opening—the end of the trigeminal nerve that was in open contact with the cerebrospinal fluid.
    — Matthew Ponsford, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
  • The branches of the trigeminal nerve converge in one single cluster.
    — Julia Daye, Popular Science, 2 Apr. 2026
  • This pain sensation Rau is referring to, what many of us call a brain freeze, is the work of the trigeminal nerve.
    — Julia Daye, Popular Science, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The trigeminal nerve transmits sensations from the face and controls the chewing muscles.
    — Michael Menna, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024
  • Every night, the volunteers, like Ramirez, placed electrodes on their foreheads over the trigeminal nerve for eight hours.
    — Ben Thomas, Discover Magazine, 3 Feb. 2016
  • This causes the trigeminal nerve to increase mucus production, leading to a runny nose.
    — Anthea Levi, Health, 30 Mar. 2024
  • First, a foreign particle stimulates the trigeminal nerve, the largest nerve connecting to the brain.
    — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 8 Mar. 2019
  • It was released from trigeminal nerve endings surrounding cranial blood vessels.
    — Jerome Groopman, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025
  • The trigeminal nerve spreads in tree-like branches throughout your face and head, with one of its major branches extending up into the forehead area.
    — Julia Daye, Popular Science, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Trigeminal neuralgia occurs when an artery or vein puts pressure on the trigeminal nerve, which carries sensation from the face to the brain.
    — Katrina Firlik, Discover Magazine, 7 Apr. 2014
  • Or maybe some of your brain chemicals that help regulate pain, like serotonin, are out of whack, again looping in that good ol’ trigeminal nerve to cause discomfort.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 7 Sep. 2018
  • The trigeminal nerve is also responsible for migraine headaches, which is why a brain freeze can feel a lot like a 30-second migraine.
    — Julia Daye, Popular Science, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Every night, the volunteers placed electrodes on their foreheads over the trigeminal nerve for eight hours in conjunction with their medication.
    — Ben Thomas, Discover Magazine, 3 Feb. 2016
  • Trigeminal neuralgia is a type of nerve pain that affects the trigeminal nerve, which is responsible for facial sensation and movement.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 May 2022
  • In the 1980s researchers began to target the trigeminal nerve system, the brain’s primary pain pathway.
    — David Noonan, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2015
  • Perhaps trigeminal nerve fibers are sensitive to alterations in estrogen levels.
    — Brigid Dwyer, Verywell Health, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Brooks’ team harnessed the trigeminal nerve to create temperature illusions in VR.
    — Wired, 2 Aug. 2022
  • In addition to brain freeze, similar interactions between the brain’s major blood vessels and trigeminal nerve may also cause other, more severe, types of headaches.
    — Kareem Clark, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2021
  • Such reactions typically occur when the trigeminal nerves, responsible for sensation in the face, are triggered by such compounds.
    — ArsTechnica, 1 May 2025
  • Citrus, pine, mint, and other sharp or cooling scents tend to be more energizing, Dalton says, partly through the trigeminal nerve, which registers sensation as well as smell.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Because few people experience brain freeze when enjoying a cold treat, some scientists believe the trigeminal nerve may be more sensitive in these individuals.
    — Kareem Clark, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2021
  • The connection between the trigeminal nerve and the SPG is why people with either migraines or sinus headaches can have head pain and pressure that come along with issues like a runny or stuffy nose.
    — Zahra Barnes, SELF, 25 Jan. 2018
  • In early 2020, Hines was also diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia, which is an extremely intense pain in the trigeminal nerve on the side of the face.
    — Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 18 Mar. 2022
  • The device works by stimulating the trigeminal nerve, the largest cranial nerve, which carries sensory information from the face to the brain, and which has also been associated with the pain of migraine headaches.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 12 Mar. 2014
  • Researchers have targeted the vagus nerve, which runs from the neck to the abdomen and helps control mood, immune responses, digestion and heart rate, and the trigeminal nerve, which transmits sensory information to the face and jaw.
    — Robert Lee Hotz, WSJ, 13 Aug. 2021
  • The membrane releases chemicals that activate the trigeminal nerve (a large nerve responsible for sensation in the face), which then sends an electric signal to a part of the brainstem called the medulla oblongata.
    — Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 8 Aug. 2024
  • These can include stimulating saliva with umami flavor and stimulating the trigeminal nerve, which amongst other roles, regulates spicy-food sensations like stinging, cooling or even burning.
    — Dr. Samuel Rothman, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2021
  • Researchers believe the new treatments interfere with the CGRP within the trigeminal nerve, preventing migraine pain signals from entering the brain.
    — Sumathi Reddy, WSJ, 18 May 2018
  • This might prompt your trigeminal nerve to release neuropeptides (brain molecules) that affect your meninges (three protective layers of tissue around your brain and spinal cord), ultimately leading to pain, the Mayo Clinic explains.
    — Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, 23 June 2018

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