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TOPIC 06 통증을 줄이는 방법
scientists Find

New trick to Lessen Pain

주사공포증이란 말이 있을 정도로, 성인이 되어서까지 주사에 대한 두려움을 호소하는 사람들이 많은데요.
주사의 통증을 줄일 수 있는 흥미로운 실험이 진행되었다고 하니 잘 들어 보세요.

Pre-study New research shows that people feel less pain when
they look at an area that is hurt. In the study, each
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따라 읽어 보세요. person’s hand was poked with a hot probe. In one group,
the volunteers looked at mirrors to see their hand being
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prodded with the probe. They were able to tolerate the
probe 3°C higher.
In the other group, the participants did not see their
hand in the mirror. Instead, they saw a neutral object.
The people felt more pain when they looked at the
neutral object and less pain when they looked at their
own hand.

•trick 비결, 요령, 속임수
•lessen
(크기, 강도 등을) 줄이다
•pain 통증, 고통
•poke 찌르다 (= prod)
•probe (의사, 과학자들이
몸을 조사할 때 찌르는)
탐색침, 탐침; 우주탐사선
•tolerate 참다, 견디다
(= stand)
•neutral 중립의
•object 물체