Dr. Rachel Zoffness
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first heard Jul 2026
last heard 20 Jul
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So here's what pain science tells us, which is so important and fascinating about the science of pain.
Our brain is our body's danger detector.
That's our brain's job, is to save our lives.
And pain is our body's warning system.
It's our danger detection system.
So our brain...
including this construction worker's brain, used all available information to decide whether or not to make pain and how much.
And that included knowledge of his dangerous work environment,
It included memories of past pain experiences, which, by the way, are stored in our hippocampus.
It used data from his five senses, including this visual of this giant nail sticking out of his boot.
It incorporated emotions like panic.
And because his brain perceived panic,
potential threat of danger.
It made pain to protect him.
And I'm using those words on purpose.
His brain perceived potential danger, and so it made pain to protect him.
Absolutely.
That is one of the other factors.
The social input, the social data from all the construction workers standing around him.
And you can see this giant nail protruding from the top of his boot.
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