Green Xenon
06-13-2009, 01:07 PM
Hi:
I posted something similar in the "General Neurology and Rare Disorders" section but didn't get any responses. I think that is because my question wasn't relevant to any discussion in that section. Sorry for the repetition but I am really interested in this.
Let’s say that the PSTSNs in my body don’t have any refractory period or any other protections against hyper-excitability.
PSTSN = Peripheral Somatic Tactile Sensory Neurons
Tactile = Pertaining only to sense of touch [including temperature, pressure, pain, tickle, vibrations, movement, etc.]. *Not* including any visual, auditory, gustatory, olfactory perceptions or any sensations associated with the sense of balance.
Peripheral = pertaining only to the peripheral nervous system and not the central nervous system.
Somatic = pertaining only to the somatic nervous system and not the visceral, autonomic, or enteric nervous systems
Let’s say a mysterious entity decides to stimulate all the PSTSNs all in my body to the maximum extent possible [in terms of extent to which a neuron is stimulated, how many neurons per area are stimulated, and duration of stimulating] – without damaging any part of the body [including the PSTSNs] or overloading the rest of the nervous system.
The rest of the nervous system [and my body] are not directly affected by the mystical entity itself. However, the extreme excitations of PSTSNs that result most likely will affect the rest of my body.
What symptoms will I experience? Will my mind go blank [psychogenic blackout]? Will my heart rate slow down? Will I become temporarily paralyzed?
Thanks a bunch,
Green
I posted something similar in the "General Neurology and Rare Disorders" section but didn't get any responses. I think that is because my question wasn't relevant to any discussion in that section. Sorry for the repetition but I am really interested in this.
Let’s say that the PSTSNs in my body don’t have any refractory period or any other protections against hyper-excitability.
PSTSN = Peripheral Somatic Tactile Sensory Neurons
Tactile = Pertaining only to sense of touch [including temperature, pressure, pain, tickle, vibrations, movement, etc.]. *Not* including any visual, auditory, gustatory, olfactory perceptions or any sensations associated with the sense of balance.
Peripheral = pertaining only to the peripheral nervous system and not the central nervous system.
Somatic = pertaining only to the somatic nervous system and not the visceral, autonomic, or enteric nervous systems
Let’s say a mysterious entity decides to stimulate all the PSTSNs all in my body to the maximum extent possible [in terms of extent to which a neuron is stimulated, how many neurons per area are stimulated, and duration of stimulating] – without damaging any part of the body [including the PSTSNs] or overloading the rest of the nervous system.
The rest of the nervous system [and my body] are not directly affected by the mystical entity itself. However, the extreme excitations of PSTSNs that result most likely will affect the rest of my body.
What symptoms will I experience? Will my mind go blank [psychogenic blackout]? Will my heart rate slow down? Will I become temporarily paralyzed?
Thanks a bunch,
Green