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Results tagged with central-nervous-system
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The complex of nerve tissues including the brain and spinal cord, but excluding the peripheral nervous system.
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Specific location where nerves converge
I'm looking for the "earliest" specific site where the 3 following nerves' sensory signals "converge":
Trigeminal nerve
Median nerve
Superficial peroneal nerve
By "earliest", I really mean the fir …
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Physiologically, how can stress/anxiety cause neuropathy?
According to the Mayo Clinic, stress/anxiety can cause "pins and needles" (neuropathy) sensations all over the body.
But how can this be? My understanding of the sensory pathway is that sensory recep …
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What specific sensory nerves act as receptors for "pins and needles" (neuropathy)?
According to this excellent answer, the difference between "pain" and "pins and needles" (neuropathy) is that different receptors (sensory nerves) trigger in reaction to different stimuli.
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Anatomy of nervous system's sensory pathways
When I touch my hand on a hot stove, I feel pain. I'm interested in knowing all the main "endpoints" (components/parts of the body) that are involved in relaying this pain signal. As I understand it s …
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Can signals travel "backwards" in the sensory pathway?
My understanding of the "sensory pathway" is that its a linear, directional pipeline as follows:
Nerves (fire various signals depending on the type of sensors they are)
Fibers (transmit signals from …
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How and where do nerves share pathways to the brain?
I am interested in understanding how pain receptors send signals to the somatosensory cortex (the part of the brain that registers various nerve signals such as pain, presure, temperatures, etc).
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