file.newsgroup.med.58116 Maven / Gradle / Ivy
From: [email protected] (Gordon Banks)
Subject: Re: Sinus vs. Migraine (was Re: Sinus Endoscopy)
In article <[email protected]> [email protected] (Peter Cash) writes:
>
>By the way, does the brain even have pain receptors? I thought not--I heard
>that brain surgery can be performed while the patient is conscious for
>precisely this reason.
>
No, no, we aren't talking about receptors for the brain's sensory
innervation, but structures such as the thalamus that handle pain
for the entire organism. Apples and oranges.
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