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Title:		Samuel Thomas von Sommerring's Contributions on the Cranial Nerves and Vomeronasal Organ
Author(s):		Stoyanov GS; Matev BK;
Address:		"General and Clinical Pathology/Forensic Medicine and Deontology, Medical University, Varna, BGR. Medicine, Medical University, Varna, BGR"
Journal Title:		Cureus
Year:		2018
Volume:		20180622
Issue:		6
Page Number:		e2859 -
DOI:		10.7759/cureus.2859
ISSN/ISBN:		2168-8184 (Print) 2168-8184 (Electronic) 2168-8184 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Samuel Thomas von Sommerring (January 28(th), 1755, Thorn, then Royal Prussia, now Torun Poland - March 2(nd), 1830, Frankfurt am Main, then a free city, now Germany) was one of the most respected Germanic scientists of his time. Whilst working on his philosophy doctorate (Ph.D.) thesis, when he was only 23 years old (circa 1778), Sommerring proposed a new classification for the arrangement of the cranial nerves, based on the order in which they become visible on the surface of the brain. Amongst his many other anatomical studies worthy of notice, in 1809 Sommerring began studying the human olfactory system. During this period, he published a detailed text with sketches, being the first to describe in detail the human vomeronasal organ (VNO), working in parallel with Jacobsen, whose name has been synonymous with the VNO, despite denying its existence in man. Nonetheless, Sommerring's contributions are numerous. Some of his other works include the description of the structure of the female skeleton and how it differs from the male and the first description of the Pterodactyl in 1812, with which he has been epitomized in modern times and denoted due to his erroneous concepts on it. Even though he studied a wide range of subjects from medical to political, most of his work has been overlooked or forgotten but it is important to understand the range of his contributions"
Keywords:		cranial nerves cranial nerves classification history of anatomy jacobsons organ olfaction pheromones pioneer pterodactyl samuel thomas von sommerring vomeronasal organ;
Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINEStoyanov, George S Matev, Boyko K eng Editorial 2018/08/28 Cureus. 2018 Jun 22; 10(6):e2859. doi: 10.7759/cureus.2859"