How do anesthetic drugs such as Novocain block the sensation of pain?

a. They prevent sodium from crossing the axon membrane

b. They decrease overall brain activity.
c. They produce a negative charge that competes with positive charges.
d. They form a shield around pain receptors that prevents them from responding.

a

Psychology

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a. Ethnology b. Ecology c. Epidemiology d. Ethology

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