Ep. 34 - Pain Perception, Venoms & The Peripheral Nervous System ft. Stephanie Mouchbahani-Constance

<p>Our guest this week, <strong>Stephanie Mouchbahani-Constance</strong>, is working towards her <strong>PhD </strong>in <strong>Physiology </strong>at <strong>McGill University</strong>. Her current research is focused on characterizing the sensation of pain inflicted by lionfish stings, as well as the pathways through the nervous system along which they travel. She's an endless repository of animal facts and has nearly boundless knowledge of the peripheral nervous sytem, it's kinda scary, and very impressive. Need I say any more? Keep reading...</p> <p><strong>Questions Answered:</strong><br> Where does pain originate in the body and how is it perceived? <br> What can facial expressions tell us about individual experience?<br> Why can't I read braille with chest?<br> Where can I find saliva in the animal kingdom?<br> What's the difference between venoms, poisons and stings?<br> and much, much, much.... more!</p> <p><strong>Topics &amp; Concepts</strong><br> The Great Caribbean Liofnfish Invasion of the late 90s and early 00s<br> Pain: Sensation &amp; Perception<br> Hargreaves Device<br> Movies of Mouses Licking Themselves<br> Jeffrey Mogil's: The Grimace Scale<br> Distraction: The Strongest Analgesic<br> The Nervous System: Central &amp; Peripheral<br> Pseudounipolar "Waystation" Cells<br> Dorsal Root Ganglia (DRG)<br> Receptive Fields &amp; Mechanoreceptors<br> Myelination, or a Lack Thereof<br> Nerve Fibers<br> End Organs: Tiny Structures in Your Skin<br> Poisons, Venoms &amp; Stings<br> Chemical Weaponry for Petite Organisms<br> Venoming Apparati &amp; The Wacky Lil' Cone Snail<br> Saliva is Everywhere<br> PteroTech: A Startup Born Out of Lionfish Venom Research</p> <p><strong>Hit us up with your electrifyingly juicy (and tantalizingly moist) feedback at: </strong>abstractcast@gmail.com and facebook.com/abstractcast and twitter.com/abstract_cast and instagram.com/abstractcast!<br> <strong>Support PteroTech: </strong>Buy StingMaster now from <a href="http://pterotech.com/buy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">pt