The CEW's electrical charge interacts with what to affect motor control?

• A. The subject's heartbeat
• B. The electrical signals from the subject's brain
• C. The atmosphere
• D. The operator's cues

Answer: (B)

The main concept is how CEW energy disrupts neuromuscular signaling. The brain sends instructions to muscles as electrical impulses traveling through nerves. A CEW delivers a high-voltage, short-duration pulse that interferes with these nerve signals, causing temporary disruption of motor control. This interaction is with the subject’s own electrical signals originating from the brain, not with the atmosphere, the operator’s cues, or the heart’s electrical activity. So the motor incapacitation comes from interference with the nervous system’s signaling to muscles.