Why did Dr. Westwood experience paralysis after eating the pufferfish meal?
A. TTX causes motor neurons to fire continuously,
overloading the brain with signals, resulting in paralysis.
B. TTX causes motor neurons to stop firing, preventing
communication with the muscles, resulting in paralysis.
C. TTX causes sensory neurons to stop firing preventing
communication with the brain, resulting in paralysis.
D. TTX causes sensory neurons to fire continuously,
overloading the brain with signals, resulting in paralysis.
E. None of the above explain why Dr. Westwood
experienced numbness after his pufferfish meal.