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...changing brain chemicals have been implicated in so many mental disorders. And it is not surprising that serotonin appears to be especially important--the first among equals, in a sense. The nerve cells that specialize in serotonin production originate in the raphe nuclei, in a region right atop the spine that nimh's Hyman calls "the deep basement of the brain." From there, these neurons extend vinelike projections called axons up through the brain and down into the spinal column. The axons form a sort of neurological interstate-highway network, over which serotonin supplies are sent to all parts...
Alicia Jones said her sister sustained a fractured skull, contusions on her legs, back and head, a "curved spine" and her hair was torn from her scalp. Alicia Jones said police took her sister to Lansing's Sparrow Hospital that night after they realized the extent of her injuries; she said her sister was treated there and released the following...
BODY BELTS BEGONE! Leather support belts worn by weight lifters may be of little value. Measured electronically, stress on the spine is the same among men who do or don't wear belts...
...other police officers from Montgomery County, Maryland, were trying to arrest a man strung out on angel dust when the suspect started kicking Ventura in the side and face, again and again and again. It took four operations for doctors to repair Ventura's fractured spine. But the pain never really went away. It was as if someone had forgotten to turn off a switch somewhere deep inside his body...
...intense pain. Say, for example, you're on your way to work when a runaway car jumps the curb and crushes your left leg. First, your mangled limb lets loose a flood of chemicals, called prostaglandins, that trigger swelling and activate the nerves that stretch from leg to spine. As soon as the nerve signals reach the spinal column, another group of nerves takes over and passes the message on to the brain. It is only after the brain gets in on the act that you can "feel" your own pain...