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DiscoveryThe Anatomy of PainEpisodes

    Pain of Torture

    4/4Does knowing that someone is inflicting pain on you deliberately make the pain worse?

    Controlling Pain

    3/4How do brains control pain? Irene Tracey asks can we distance ourselves from agony

    Knowing Pain

    2/4Phantom limb pain, babies’ pain, people without pain, help understand the nature of pain.

    Seeing Pain

    1/4Why do some people feel more pain than others and what happens in the brain during surgery