Specifically, when capsaicin frequently binds to receptors within the
human central nervous system's TRPV1 channel (the sensory receptor system for
pain and heat detection), these receptors deplete and this depletion results in a whole host of benefits for the central nervous system at large, including terminating cancer cells, increasing the metabolic rate and digestive efficiency, increasing circulatory blood flow, and combatting inflammation, and making you feel better about the world.
Specifically, stem cell scientists at McMaster can now directly convert adult
human blood cells to both central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) neurons as well as neurons in the peripheral nervous system (rest of the body) that are responsible for
pain, temperature and itch perception.