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Is Pain All in Our Heads?

Whenever we injure ourselves, we tend to think the pain exists in the wounded area, but in truth, the pain is all in our brain. Brain circuits mold our perception of pain by filtering the incoming information via our sensory nerves. These are the nerves that send signals to the brain when we have stubbed our toe, broken a bone, or pulled a muscle. Read on to discover more about … Read more