Chapter contents Branchial motor Visceral motor Special sensory General sensory Peripheral lesions

Cranial Nerve VII - Facial Nerve Page 22 of 28 Central Course Ascending secondary neurons originating from nucleus solitarius project both ipsilaterally and contralaterally to the ventral posteromedial (VPM) nucleus of the thalamus. Tertiary neurons from the thalamus project via the posterior limb of the internal capsule to the area of the cortex responsible for taste.

		Figure 7-20. CN7 special sensory component, central course. Unlabelled version.

Last revised: March 22, 1998