At 01:39 PM 4/2/02 -0500, you wrote: >I also don't believe this. Doctors used to think babies didn't feel pain at >all. This is thinking had doctors even performing open heart surgery on >babies without anesthetic. Now they know that babies have a fully developed >nervouse system that functions just as well as an adult's. They can tell >the difference between degrees of discomfort.
Todd, Infants do not have a fully developed nervous system. For instance, mylinization, how the major nerves and nerve pathways become electrically insulated, isn't complete until after 18 on the average. Moreover pain perception is also a matter of experience and interpretation. so if you don't have the mechanism for the pain, its very difficult to define it as such. larry -- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer EBStor.com 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 tel: (703) 393-7930 fax: (703) 393-2659 Web: http://www.ebstor.com http://www.pacel.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
