Page 70 - BBC Focus - August 2017
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UNDERSTAND
PAIN
PROF IRENE TRACEY
EXPLORES THE SCIENCE
OF PAIN IN THE TWO-PART
SERIES FROM AGONY TO
A
ANALGESIA ON
15 AND 22 AUGUST.
PAINFUL
FEELINGS
From an evolutionary
perspective, pain is old.
It is vital because it
warns us that there is
something present that
could cause us serious
injury. Pain is
subjective, and two
individuals will not
experience it in the
same way.
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