Answer 1:
Indeed, the human body contains electric currents
that are flowing constantly, even as you’re
reading this. We have electric fields in our
neurons, endocrine cells, and even muscle
cells. Neurons are the most common and easiest
to understand. Each cell has a “resting
potential” which is essentially a difference
in charge between the inside and outside of the
cell. When prompted, gates on the cell open up,
allowing different ions with different charges to
flow down their charge or concentration gradients,
allowing signals in the brain and body to flow and
prompt other cells! That’s how the neural
circuitry in our brain works. However, our
overall magnetic field is so small, it’s very
difficult to detect without expensive equipment
like magnetoencephalography (MEG).
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