Re:The shrimp welfare project
by adrian_b on Monday November 18, 2024 @02:52PM
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Even if this is not well understood, it is likely that any differences between the pain neurons and any other sensory neurons are not essential.
It is likely that it only matters where they are connected in the sensory paths that carry the information about sensations towards the central nervous system. Probably any signal coming into the central nervous system on those paths dedicated for pain is interpreted as pain, like a signal coming through the optical nerves would be interpreted as light, even when it would be caused by an impact on the head.
It is likely that it only matters where they are connected in the sensory paths that carry the information about sensations towards the central nervous system. Probably any signal coming into the central nervous system on those paths dedicated for pain is interpreted as pain, like a signal coming through the optical nerves would be interpreted as light, even when it would be caused by an impact on the head.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nociception