Green Xenon

Hi: I've heard that extremely-negative emotional experiences can cause the individual to lose memory of the event -- dissociative amnesia. I have two questions: 1. Can extremely positive emotional events also cause dissociative amnesia? 2. What are the neurological mechanisms by which memories of intensely negative psychological events are lost? Thanks, Green Xenon

Hi: Vaccines are usually given via intramuscular injection. What are the risks if they are given intravenously instead? Thanks, Green Xenon

Hi: What illnesses [caused by pathogenic microbes] are associated with eating raw Alaskan wild-caught Keta salmon? Thanks, Green Xenon

Hi: Are the dorsal roots parts of the somatic nervous system? Thanks, GX

Hi: I have speculative neuroscience question. Let’s say that the PSTSNs in my body – and the ADFNs supplying them -- don’t have any refractory period or any other protections against hyper-excitability. PSTSN = Peripheral Somatic Tactile Sensory Nerve ADFN = A-Delta-Fiber-Nociceptor Non-ADFN = Sensory-receptor/nerve-ending that is not an ADFN or the portion of a nerve that is attached to such a sensory-receptor/nerve-ending ADFNPSTSN = A-Delta-Fiber-Nociceptor supplying a PSTSN PSTSNNon-ADFN = A non-ADFN supplying a PSTSN 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 ADFNPSTSNs in my body to the maximum extent possible [in terms of extent to which an ADFNPSTSN is stimulated, how many ADFNPSTSNs per area are stimulated, and duration of stimulation] – without damaging any of my PSTSNs or their ADFNs, exceeding the maximum threshold of sensory feedback, or overloading the rest of my nervous system. During the ADFNPSTSN-excitement, the mystical entity also temporarily disconnects –without damaging – any PSTSNNon-ADFNs from my PSTSNs at the same time and at the same rate and amount at which it stimulates my ADFNPSTSNs. This disconnection is physically-harmless but causes my PSTSNNon-ADFNs to be completely unable to communicate with my PSTSNs until reconnection. In this hypothetical scenario, the ADFNPSTSN-excitement and simultaneous PSTSNNon-ADFN-disconnection do *not* occur suddenly or in a flash. They take place in a gradual, smooth, and sine-wave-like manner -- in terms of extent to which an ADFNPSTSN is stimulated, how many ADFNPSTSNs per area are stimulated, and how many PSTSNNon-ADFNs per area are disconnected from their PSTSNs. Hence there is no hint of a startle response at any level. What symptoms will I experience as a result of this extreme ADFNPSTSN excitement with simultaneous PSTSNNon-ADFN disconnection? Thanks, Green Xenon

Speaking of which, I'm waiting for the day they make antigens for daisy pollen -- something my nose is painfully allergic to. It feels like some little monster my outer nostril, tickling it -- very annoying! Merged post follows: Consecutive posts merged Yeah. Gradual exposure to any type of bug the body can fight, is a good idea -- just steer clear of prions [which cause mad-cow] and HIV. HIV disables the immune system before any response can be mounted. Prions don't cause an immune response in the 1st place, so these molecule-sized monsters simply take advantage and attack the brains of the organisms they infect.

Tactile sensations include touch, pain, temperature, pressure, vibration, etc. etc. So I guess I would feel a weird combination of all of them. Remember that odd feeling you get when your legs wake up after falling asleep? This sensation can get painful with any movement. When the legs fall asleep they get numb and tingly. When they wake up, they become painfully sensitive to any movement. This usually lasts for half a minute. This wierd painful sensation forces me to stay in place because with any movement I feel the flash of shock-like vibratory pain. So I'm guessing I'd feel a similar wierd sensation if [increased exponentially in intensity] if all my PSTSNs are stimulated. My question is, what non-tactile affects would this massive PSTSN-excitement have on the rest of nervous? That is what interests me the most. In some cases, PSTSN-stimulation can cause involuntary movements -- such as pulling your hand away from a hot saucepan even before you feel the sharp burning pain. I'm more interested in the effects my extreme PSTSN-excitation would have on the central nervous system as well as the autonomic nervous system. I believe the massive PSTSN-excitation might directly cause unconsciousness by affecting the reticular activating system. Also, the PSTSN-stimulating might stop my heart. Do I guess right? Quote from http://74.125.155.132/search?q=cache:ziuTpWWP9_oJ:www.internetarmory.com/self_defense.htm+%22pain+impulses%22+site:www.internetarmory.com/self_defense.htm&hl=en&gl=us&strip=1 : "It is speculated that various organs of the body can send pain impulses to the brain stem indicating a severe or overwhelming bodily injury. The reticular activating system responds by producing a functional "shut down", which results in loss of consciousness within a second or two." The above statement suggests that extreme tactile stimulation has a direct affect on the parts of the brain dealing with consciousness -- leading to a coma. Also, such extreme PSTSN-excitation might be viewed by the rest of the nervous system as a severe injury as cause the release of numbing endorphins. My psyche might view the massive PSTSN-excitation as a traumatic event and cause me my mind to get blank and not remember the experience at all -- even if I survive and don't lose consciousness. It is common for victims of psychologically-scarring events not to remember those events. The mind involuntarily shuts-off access to the traumatic memories. This happens in victims of structure fires, child molestation, prisoners of war, or even being in war itself ["shell shock"] -- and pretty much any event that would cause extreme intensity of emotion. The PSTSN-excitation might also cause a lethal vasovagal response in which: 1. The overall relaxation of the heart muscles increases 2. The overall "un-relaxations" [including contractions] of the heart muscles decrease 3. The heart rate and pulse slow 4. Blood vessels around the body dilate All 4 combined can cause a fatal drop in blood pressure There is also a chance that that PSTSN-excitation might cause voluntary muscles to relax, leading to paralysis -- something like a psychogenic loss of motor tone. Are my above guesses right? Thanks

Mast cells are part of the innate immune system which causes inflammation and pain in response to a foreign body. The adaptive immune system specifically attacks foreigners that it "remembers" having previously infected. I wonder if it is possible for the adaptive immune system to fight off infections without the innate immune system causing such a painful response to the disease.

I'm trying to generate a condition in which any/all odorous substances resulting from the bacterial decomposition of milk are completely non-acidic. Usually milk decay causes an increase in acidity.

Hi: I have another speculative medical question. PSTSN = Peripheral Somatic Tactile Sensory Neurons Tactile = Pertaining only to sense of touch [including temperature, pressure, pain, 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 during 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 most likely will affect the rest of my body. What symptoms will I experience as a result of this extreme PSTSN excitement? The stimulation I speak of is marked by depolarization of the PSTSNs. When a neuron is stimulated, it depolarizes. When relaxed, it hyperpolarizes. As to what symptoms I’d experience, my guess is that I would feel some weird sensations throughout the body. Somatic reflexes to this aberrant tactile stimulus would likely cause the muscles in my arms and legs to become contract. Do I guess right? Would anything else happen to me? Anything dangerous? Thanks, Green Xenon

Hi: I've heard that mast cells are a major factor in allergens causing allergies. Does this mean that I will be allergy-free if I remove all the mast cells from my body -- and prevent new mast cells from forming? If it were possible to do this, what would be the disadvantages? Thanks, Green Xenon

I'm guessing [though I might be wrong] there would be a mixture of the following odoriferous substances: 1. Amines 2. Sulfur compounds [e.g. thiols, mercaptans, sulfides, etc.] 3. Skatole 4. Indole 5. Diacetyl 6. Acetoin Merged post follows: Consecutive posts merged Am I on the right track?

I'm just interested in what the end result will smell like, if [against all odds] everything in my initial post of this thread were to happen.

Hi: Please don’t get upset at me. I posted something similar in the past. I apologize profusely if anyone is annoyed by what might seem like a repetition of that post. However, if you read carefully, you’ll clearly notice some significant differences. The following is a speculative experiment with milk. It contains sci-fi elements that are not possible in physical reality. Still fun to think about though. A sample of fresh, raw, microbe-free, annatto-free, preservative-free, carrageen-free, carrageenan-free, polysorbate-free, purely-natural, completely-organic milk of healthy happy Jersey cows [who graze solely on natural organic pesticide-free pasture] is teleported to a processor that removes any and all of the following: 1. Metals [such as calcium], electrolytes, ions, and halogens [such as chlorine] 2. Lipids 3. Greasy, oily, waxy substances not classified as lipids 4. Oxides 5. Fatty acids 6. Glycerol After the above 4 are removed, any and all proteins are broken down to amino acids. Next, any acidic amino acids are removed. Amino acids that are alkaline or pH-neutral remain. The milk is then teleported to an air-tight, vibration-proof container that does not let in any light when closed. This container is as good of a conductor of heat as a cotton pillow. It then traps “my favorite bacteria” in the milk and lets them metabolize substances in the milk and then emit waste products. Then a mysterious entity makes “my favorite bacteria” invincible to the toxic effects of their own wastes. After finishing up all the milk, the bacteria emit their wastes and stop multiplying. The mystical power then causes the bacteria to become dormant. At no point does any foreign object other than “my favorite bacteria” enter the milk. No mold, no yeast, no mildew, no dust at all. Next, phantom* versions of “my favorite bacteria” enter the container and feed on the dormant bacteria until there are no more dormant bacteria. The phantom bacteria then emit their waste products. Finally, these phantom bacteria completely disappear. *Phantom bacteria have the chemical properties and consume/emit chemicals similar to the “non-phantom” bacteria. However, “phantom” bacteria themselves are massless and do not take up any space. I wonder what the milk [if you can still call it “milk”] will smell like once all the above processes are complete. The following are what constitute “my favorite bacteria”: They are completely non-pathogenic, non-acidogenic [i.e. don't produce acid(s), don't lower the pH of any environment, don’t produce any acidic substances, don’t produce any hydronium/hydrogen ions or protons], non-coagulating [i.e. don’t cause any coagulation or curdling of any substance], non-toxic, and non-allergenic. In terms of respiration, they are facultative-anaerobes [can use oxygen but don't need it], obligate anaerobes [can only survive in total or near-total absence of oxygen], or aerotolerant-anaerobes [can survive in oxygen but don't use it for respiration]. No obligate aerobes [need oxygen to survive and can withstand high levels of oxygen] or microaerophiles [need oxygen to survive but in small amounts and will die if exposed to the high oxygen levels tolerable by obligate aerobes, facultative-anaerobes, and aerotolerant anaerobes]. No gram-negatives either. They can be gram-positive or gram-neutral but not gram negative. Thanks, Green Xenon

What if the patient is receiving the optimum amounts of every nutrient other than protein?

There are several applications I can think of for the aforementioned device: 1. Transmitting/recording too high a frequency signal on a medium that does not have the bandwidth required to handle the high-frequency 2. Transmitting/recording too large and amplitude signal on a medium that does not have the dynamic range required to handle the large amplitude 3. Generating a higher-frequency signal from a bunch of lower-frequency signals

You're talking of photonic/optical systems. The freq-to-amp-amp-to-freq converter I'm discussing is purely-electronic and not photonic/optical at all. Sorry for the confusion.

Hi: Please don’t get upset at me. I apologize profusely for posting something similar in a different thread. However, you will notice some difference as you read. Does a device that switches frequency [in number of Hz] with peak-to-peak amplitude [in watts-per-meter] equivalent to the Hz number of 1-Hz-photon(s)-per-second-per-meter – and visa versa -- exist? If not, is it possible to construct one? In this device, the input of a signal that has a frequency of X Hz and a peak-to-peak amplitude of watts-per-meter equivalent to Y number of 1-Hz-photon-per-second-per-meter will result in the output of a signal that has a frequency of Y Hz and a peak-to-peak amplitude of watts-per-meter equivalent to X number of 1-Hz-photon-per-second-per-meter. NOTE: The electronic signal’s amplitude itself is never measured in photon-per-second-per-meter. It is measured in watts-per-meter. It’s just that the watts-per-meter is equivalent to that of the given number of 1-Hz-photon-per-second-per-meter. An electronic signal is made of electrons, not photons. Given a constant wavelength/frequency of a signal of EM radiation [1 Hz in this case], a greater number of photon-per-second-per-meter is equivalent to more watts-per-meter. However, it’s important to remember that the quantum unit of an electronic signal is the electron, not the photon. Thanks, Green Xenon

Thanks. Would you say the statement about pain affecting the reticular activating system and causing a "shut down" is at all accurate? Quote from http://74.125.155.132/search?q=cache:ziuTpWWP9_oJ:www.internetarmory.com/self_defense.htm+%22pain+impulses%22+site:www.internetarmory.com/self_defense.htm&hl=en&gl=us&strip=1 : "It is speculated that various organs of the body can send pain impulses to the brain stem indicating a severe or overwhelming bodily injury. The reticular activating system responds by producing a functional "shut down", which results in loss of consciousness within a second or two." The above statement suggests that excruciating pain has a direct affect on the parts of the brain dealing with consciousness -- leading to a coma.

Obviously the pain would stop when the STSNEPDRDTs are completely damaged. However, would the nerve damage [even if painless] cause neurogenic shock? I ask because I've read about victims of pyroclastic lava flows dying from neurogenic shock. Here: http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache:vz7ZhIHuQrcJ:www.montserratreporter.org/news0199-3.htm+%22neurogenic+shock%22&gl=us&strip=1 it states: "The five jurors found that all 19 died shortly after 1 p.m. on that day from "neurogenic shock resulting from total body burns" suffered "in the sudden surge/eruption of pyroclastic flow from which (they) could not escape." How do total body burns cause neurogenic shock? Would the same happen in my theoretical burn injury? Also, about the pain-induced unconsciousness, I read from this website http://74.125.155.132/search?q=cache:ziuTpWWP9_oJ:www.internetarmory.com/self_defense.htm+%22pain+impulses%22+site:www.internetarmory.com/self_defense.htm&hl=en&gl=us&strip=1 : "It is speculated that various organs of the body can send pain impulses to the brain stem indicating a severe or overwhelming bodily injury. The reticular activating system responds by producing a functional "shut down", which results in loss of consciousness within a second or two." Would this happen in my hypothetical burn? As for the psychological effects [feeling as if in someone else's skin], I think they would be mild because the STSNs in my skin that are not STSNEPDRDTs will not be injured. Hence, I will still have sensation in my skin's hair-roots, sweat-glands, blood-vessels, lymph-nodes, etc.

Hi: Please forgive my multi-post. The following is a hypothetical thermal burn injury Here are some acronyms STSN = Somatic Tactile Sensory Neuron STSNEPDRDT = Somatic Tactile Sensory Neuron supplying Epidermal, Papillary-Dermal, and Reticular-Dermal Tissues Tactile = Pertaining only to sense of touch [including temperature, pressure, pain, etc.]. *Not* including any visual, auditory, gustatory, olfactory perceptions or any sensations associated with the sense of balance. Let's say a mysterious entity decides to channel a wave of heat towards all my STSNEPDRDTs without damaging those papillary-dermal/reticular-dermal/epidermal tissues to any extent. My epidermal, papillary-dermal, and reticular-dermal tissues remain completely healthy and un-injured. The sensory receptors that are *not* nerves also remain completely unscathed. Anything *other* than my STSNEPDRDTs remain totally un-injured by the mystical heat. Hair, sebum-glands, sweat glands, blood-vessels, lymph-nodes and other non-STSNEPDRDT-entities remain completely un-injured. Things below the reticular dermis [e.g. adipose tissue, muscles, bones, etc.] are also unaffected. Motor and visceral nerves are also un-injured. Also, STSNs supplying any tissues that are not papillary-dermal/reticular dermal/epidermal [e.g. hair root nerves] are completely un-injured. The mystical entity instantly raises the temperature of my STSNEPDRDTs all the way up to 76 Celsius [without letting the heat spread to other tissues or other parts of my body] for just long enough to completely thermally-denature all the proteins, genetic materials, and other heat-sensitive substances in the STSNEPDRDTs. The mystical power then drops the STSNEPDRDTs’ temperature back to 98.6 Fahrenheit [normal human body temperature]. Here are my questions. What symptoms will I experience? Will I survive? Will the nerve damage cause me to experience neurogenic shock? Will the burning pain knock me unconscious? Thanks, Green Xenon

Why would it be more painful?

Not one microbe. There are many bacteria which fit the profile of being "my favorite" The bacteria definitely are present in the cheese when eaten. Killing the bacteria would at best ruin the flavor of the cheese. At worst, it would involve the use of toxic bactericides which can harm humans badly -- if not kill us.

The metals and minerals [e.g. calcium, sodium] will remain throughout. However, the organic compounds [e.g. proteins, carbohydrates] will eventually be completely degraded by the bacteria. Right?

But the fact that there is no lactose means the milk will decay without souring. Right?