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. 2022 Dec;26(12):1070-1072.
doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2022.09.020. Epub 2022 Nov 2.

Why pain hurts

Irene Tracey  1
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Why pain hurts

Irene Tracey. Trends Cogn Sci. 2022 Dec.
Free article

Abstract

We have made great strides in understanding how the human brain constructs the multidimensional experience of pain - both acute and chronic - over the past few decades. Pain wears many guises, but at its core, it hurts. How is this core component of pain represented in the brain, and how can we target it for relief?

Keywords: brain; hurt; neuroimaging; pain; unpleasantness.

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