III.   Biological Systems (PSYBIO)

Nociception, also known as “pain” is the ability to sense trauma, and negative stimuli representing potential damage to the body. It is a feature unique to all Level V Life forms possessing COGNO Neural Networks.

Negative stimuli such as mechanical, thermal, and chemical are detected by specialized neurons called nociceptors, found mainly in the skin and on internal surfaces such as the surface of bones and joints. Nociceptors are designed as free nerve endings with their bodies outside the spinal column and a natural threshold for releasing electrical and chemical messaging when reached or exceeded. Nociceptors themselves are specialized to react differently to different types of threat such as mechanical or trauma in contrast to thermal and chemical.

Messages received from Nociceptors in response to mechanical or trauma is called “fast pain” and described as a sharp, acute pain arriving to the thalamus quickly. In contrast, messages received in response to negative thermal or chemical stimuli travels a slower route to the thalamus and are typified by the sensation of aching, throbbing and burning pain.

All Level V life forms experience pain and conscious distress to some degree when experiencing trauma, or negative effects of mechanical, chemical or thermal stimuli.

While all Level V Life experiences pain and the effects of conscious distress to some degree, all medium (over 4 Kg) and large sized mammal species share in common the same social and emotional development and therefore the same cognitive and emotional trauma associated with extreme pain whether it be a member of the Homo Sapien species, or a cow, dog, sheep, whale, dolphin, pig, lion, monkey or elephant.

As all Level V Mammal life experience the same cognitive and emotional trauma associated with extreme pain, the deliberate torture or extreme cruelty of a mammal is the same whether it is undertaken on a member of the Homo Sapien species or another medium sized or large mammal.

All Level V Mammal life possess the cognitive development to consciously trigger pain receptors upon the reliving of a memory or some traumatic experience with the effect the same as if the actual trauma had repeated.