Scientists Say Nerves Use Sound, Not Electricity

gazzarda writes "The CBC is reporting that a team of Danish scientists are claiming that nerve impulses are transmitted by sound and not electricity. 'The common view that nerves transmit impulses through electricity is wrong and that they really transmit sound, according to a team of Danish scientists. The Copenhagen University researchers argue that biology and medical textbooks that say nerves relay electrical impulses from the brain to the rest of the body are incorrect.'"

So when a tazer hits you

[Anonymous Coward]

...its really the sound of the tazer that is making your muscles contract in all kinds of ways and you losing motor control, not the hundreds of thousands of volts coursing through your body.

Wow... who would of guessed it!

einstein
http://anarchy-tv.com/ [anarchy-tv.com]

Re:Shh

[Joebert]

Maybe, but it sure explains how my mother-in-law gets on my damn nerves every time she opens her mouth.

Conspiracy theory alert:

[Glowing Fish]

Time to replace all your tinfoil helmets with a pair of ear plugs.

Will you guys quiet down!

[RyanFenton]

"Hey - will you guys quiet down? I can barely hear myself think!"

Ryan Fenton

Re:So when a tazer hits you

[Anonymous Coward]

There is only one real way to test this: put your head in a large bell and have someone ring it as loud as they can. If you lose all muscle control and are confused for a minute or so afterwards it would then prove that it is sound that controls nerves. Otherwise I suggest that we put a researcher in a specially made chair that will deliver high current directly through an electrode placed on the top of the head (and another somewhere else such as the wrists). If the researcher loses all muscle control then it also confirms that electricity controls nerves.

If that's the case...

[teamhasnoi]

What happens when you play those nerves backwards?

You turn into Ozzy Osbourne?

That explains why....

[kbox]

... I dance like an idiot to loud German trance music.
It's not because I'm drunk, It's involuntary movements caused by the sound, Some "scientists" said so!

Mind control?

[JimXugle]

Imagine all the possibilities! You could make someone do something just by yelling at them loud enough!!

Re:Raised eyebrows...

[Kahai]

I'm also a neuroscientist and I'd like to say I find this research credible and also true. Sincerely, Essjay

Re:Bwha?

[UbuntuDupe]

"The CBC is reporting that a team of Danish scientists are claiming that telephone signals are transmitted by sound and not electricity. 'The common view that telephone wires transmit information through electricity is wrong and that they really transmit sound, according to a team of Danish scientists. The Copenhagen University researchers argue that telecom textbooks that say telephones relay electrical impulses from the source to the destination are incorrect.'"

Earplugs?

[doit3d]

Does this mean that the next time someone kicks me in the nads all I need are earplugs for the pain to go away?

I don't think I will test that theory, I'll let someone else do it.

Re:Raised eyebrows...

[anaesthetica]

As another neuroscientist, I would urge you to keep an open mind.

Is this an example of the fabled neuroscientist humor?

So...

[thrill12]

...can we say officially that this part of slashdot has become a FANSCOS now (First Annual NeuroScientist Convention On Slashdot) ?

So does it mean that...

[Deorus]

My brain actually listens to what I see? How confusing...

Re:Raised eyebrows...

[camperdave]

So... I for one, welcome our new leyden jar bearing insect overlords?

Re:Raised eyebrows...

[Anonymous Coward]

You have some nerve to even suggest that.

Re:So when a tazer hits you

[Anonymous Coward]

Dude, that would really piss off my symbiote. No thanks!

Re:So when a tazer hits you

[denttford]

It is also well known to be a remedy for separating oneself from black gooey alien symbiotes.

Re:Raised eyebrows...

[cyclop]

Hey, your Tiny Neuron Bears theory could fit well in the Flying Spaghetti Monster paradigm!

Re:So when a tazer hits you

[sumdumass]

What about the brown note?