Publication Title
Cureus
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-16-2019
Keywords
baroreceptors; carotid sinus nerve; glossopharyngeal nerve; historical; vagus nerve
Abstract
This paper provides a brief depiction of the life and achievements of the most iconic experiments of Heinrich Ewald Hering. The authors herein have presented a translation of his paper on the carotid sinus nerve in English; the original paper by Heinrich Ewald Hering, titled "Ueber die Wand des Sinus caroticus als Reizempfänger und den Sinusnerv als zentripetale Bahn für die Sinusreflexe" (1924), provides a detailed account of his experimental process and findings. He recognized that the sinus reflexes are mediated by a branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX).
Area of Special Interest
Neurosciences (Brain & Spine)
Specialty/Research Institute
Neurosciences