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From article <1993Jan26.215036.19365@dale.ksc.nasa.gov>,
by rramser@dale.ksc.nasa.gov (Rusty Ramser):

> (I'm assuming that by the name of this newsgroup, you
>  all are a medical and/or biology-based discussion group.
>  This looked like the most appropriate newsgroup to post
>  this question because of that.)

Oh no!  I've been sucked in!  Well, while I'm here...

> I am reading a type of sci-fi book that describes a
> certain type of psychic attack in the following way:
>   "It is a massive assault upon all neurons in
>    the brain, attempting to destroy all by a
>    massive overload of signals."

> What does this sound like to you medically-oriented
> people?

Sounds like one mean case of epilepsy.

> Would this type of attack cause any real
> physical damage to the brain or other parts of the
> body?  Would there be psychological or serious
> brain damage?

Yes.  Yes.  In some cases, anyway.  "A massive assault
upon all the neurons of the brain" sounds like a pretty
damaging seizure.

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Steve Matheson   Program in Neuroscience   University of Arizona
sfm@neurobio.arizona.edu