From: geb@cs.pitt.edu (Gordon Banks)
Subject: Re: Sinus vs. Migraine (was Re: Sinus Endoscopy)
Reply-To: geb@cs.pitt.edu (Gordon Banks)
Organization: Univ. of Pittsburgh Computer Science
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In article <1993Mar26.001004.10983@news.eng.convex.com> cash@convex.com (Peter Cash) writes:
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>By the way, does the brain even have pain receptors? I thought not--I heard
>that brain surgery can be performed while the patient is conscious for
>precisely this reason.
>
No, no, we aren't talking about receptors for the brain's sensory 
innervation, but structures such as the thalamus that handle pain
for the entire organism.  Apples and oranges.

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