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Can pain be replaced ?
Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 9:39 pm
by kooshdin
Hi there im new to these forums and just have a specific question for bright scientists.
Can you replace pain with something different like a pulse for example ?
I dont know how the nerve endings work but im interested in this concept of replacing pain with say a pulse for example or a different feeling
that you recognize.
Pain to me is a waste of time , it should be replaced with something different but do scientists think this is possible ?
Please help
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Re: Can pain be replaced ?
Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 9:48 pm
by bruce
I don't see a connection between this question and FAH.
Which clients are you running, and what's your folding name?
Re: Can pain be replaced ?
Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:40 am
by John Naylor
@bruce: it's in the non-FAH section
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Re: Can pain be replaced ?
Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 1:05 pm
by kooshdin
Yep its in the right section and is a serious question too
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Re: Can pain be replaced ?
Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 1:11 pm
by MtM
Ok but why ask in the folding forum, it's a science question alright and I think it's not a real bad one as well, but usually this section isn't used for a first post on this forum which is I think the reason for the reaction.
Maybe tell us what drove you to ask us, I'm interested in that before going on to answering ( kind off ) the question at hand :
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Re: Can pain be replaced ?
Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 1:28 pm
by metal03326
I've watched documentary movie, on Discovery I think, where the scientists said the pain is "software" if I can say so, because there is no specific region in the brain to receive those pain signals. Even in the movie they showed a dentist who hypnotize you to think of the pain as something sweet in your mouth
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So the pain can be manipulated. Also in extreme situations you don't feel pain, because your brain stops responding to it, to give you a chance to think of something that can save your life.
PS: I think the subject is good
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Re: Can pain be replaced ?
Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 5:57 pm
by 4ndr3w
I wonder is someday they'll produce drugs for the military that block out pain but have no other effects (like morphine etc.)
Then we would have ourselves a REAL master chief.
Re: Can pain be replaced ?
Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 7:22 pm
by kooshdin
MtM wrote:Ok but why ask in the folding forum, it's a science question alright and I think it's not a real bad one as well, but usually this section isn't used for a first post on this forum which is I think the reason for the reaction.
Maybe tell us what drove you to ask us, I'm interested in that before going on to answering ( kind off ) the question at hand :
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lol why do you think i might want to remove pain ? so we dont hurt !
Re: Can pain be replaced ?
Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 7:24 pm
by kooshdin
Ill ask on another more relavant forum , thanks for your help anyway
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Re: Can pain be replaced ?
Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 7:55 pm
by MtM
Hey sorry I didn't notice your last post!
Yes I think so, but only because they say so ->
http://www.sciencentral.com/articles/vi ... =218392741