In reply to Horace Heffner's message of Thu, 7 Aug 2008 13:37:57 -0800: Hi,
IIRC nerve cells conduct through a process of K+ Na+ exchange. I don't think they are electrically very conducting, hence any such signal would likely be heavily damped, and result mostly in heat. The considerable processing power of the human brain is due primarily to vast parallel processing, rather than a "fast" processor. >Slight correction (said dendrite, meant axon). > > >It seems to me possible that axons, being insulated conductors, can >resonate, act as antennae. If so, when stimulating at their resonant >frequency, or some fractional wavelength, it is feasible they can >generate ionizing voltages. Axons come in lengths differing from >microns to multiple centimeters. > >Best regards, > >Horace Heffner >http://www.mtaonline.net/~hheffner/ > > > Regards, Robin van Spaandonk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
