Question

When you stick your hand in a bucket of ice, it grows numb after a while. Based on what you know regarding neuronal signaling, explain how the sensation of touch is blocked from signaling to the brain.​

Answer 1

Now, when we put our hand in an ice bucket and it goes numb, this is partially because our peripheral nerves are producing numbness and it has been generally believed that cold temperatures suppressed the excitability of neurons. Now first we may insert our hand into the ice order and we sense the cold around it

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