From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Michael writes: > << > Actually, IIRC, Michael J. Fox has Parkinson's disease, not Lou Gherig's > disease. Just confirmed that on imdb.com. Definately Parkinson's deasease. > >> > Never mind the mistake. I'm guessing that neurotransmitter activity is > wavelike rather than particulate, so the equivalent of a high or low or high > and low pass filter will get rid of the "noise" that makes him twitch which > is generated in the brain and not the muscle. Not a cure, but sort of an > alleviation of the nasty symptoms he's experiencing. If the "noise" is > generated in the muscle areas, then merely locating the affected nerves and > replacing them will work, as suggested by the muscles in Michael's face. > > IAAMOAC
In believe that in Parkinson's, the "noise" is caused by brain neorons misfiring. One of the "treatments" for the condition is neurosurgery where they selectively kill the cells producing the "noise". Putting a sort of surge-protector in the neuron path will not work because neurons work by "pulsing". They send a signal, then stop, reset, then send the signal again. Michael Harney [EMAIL PROTECTED] We do not inherit the Earth from our parents; we borrow it from our children. - Native American Phylosophy
