Can a Grounded Person's Brain Still Generate Electric Charges?

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The discussion centers on the relationship between electrical grounding and the brain's ability to generate electric charges. It asserts that grounding a person does not impede the brain's electrical activity, as the conductive pathways within the skull remain unaffected. Neurons, insulated by myelin, continue to function normally despite external grounding. The conversation also references electroconvulsive therapy as a method of directly influencing brain activity through electrical stimulation.

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As far as I know, the brain generates electric pulses to communicate. If a human being is electrically grounded, how could the charge flow or get created in his brain? A grounded man shold be brain dead :), right?
 
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Grounding the outside of the human does nothing to the electrically conductive pathways inside, especially all the way inside the human skull. Here is some background reading on the Neuron cells that form human nerves, and the human brain:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurons
 
Neurons have their own form of insulation, myelin, which is about 80% fat. The brain itself is made up primarily of fat. The brain can be shocked by direct application of electrodes, as in electroconvulsive therapy.
 

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