Re: Openeeg-list Digest, Vol 98, Issue 3
Charles Z Henry <[email protected]> Thu, 24 Jul 2014 12:01:53 -0500
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On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 11:15 AM, Nicolas Prat, PhD <[email protected]> wrote: > Intensity-wise, I don;t think that increasing the potential above what > it was when it was recorded would bring anything. Might even take > something away... And why would a current be harmful in one direction > and not the other? > > Nick-- They are not the same kinds of current. Electrical current involves transporting electrons between carriers. The products of electrical current in tissues are reactive compounds that can damage the cells. Naturally occurring currents in the brain are due to the flow of ions. There's no net electron transport taking place in these currents. Chuck ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Want fast and easy access to all the code in your enterprise? Index and search up to 200,000 lines of code with a free copy of Black Duck Code Sight - the same software that powers the world's largest code search on Ohloh, the Black Duck Open Hub! Try it now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bds