Sentences with phrase «massive electrical discharge»

Immediately after a concussion, all the cells in the brain fire at once — a massive electrical discharge «like a miniseizure,» he says — indiscriminately releasing an excitatory neurotransmitter called glutamate, which in turn triggers brain cells to release potassium.

It is recorded in some ancient texts that Mars and Venus both had close encounters with the Earth, resulting in massive electrical discharges between planets as they sought to equalize potentials.