The primary functions of this nerve are taste and secretomotor (dealing with secretions from glands). The nerves of the head ...

and the 12 cranial nerves of the brain. These nerves are involved in smell, vision, pupil activity, eye movement, taste, hearing, swallowing, and movement of the face, neck, and shoulders.

When your baby smells and taste foods, signals are sent to the frontal lobe of the brain through connections called cranial nerves at the bottom of the brain. It's no surprise that some tastes ...