Dr. Sanjay Gupta
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Nothing happened to them.
It wasn't like they fell or anything.
They're just sitting there.
What is going on there?
Why has that suddenly gone from zero to 100 or from 10 to 100?
A lot of that is because this very complicated sort of loop of pain circuitry, including memory.
So if it's an acute pain, it's, you know, oftentimes it's to teach you a lesson.
Like, hey, Mel, don't be a klutz.
Don't drop that vase on your foot anymore.
I mean, it's the same thing with, you know, a hot pan or stubbing your toe on the corner of your bed.
All that, it's all part of the... Warning system.
These are the warning systems.
But, you know, your brain in some ways is the ultimate regulator of your pain.
And it's kind of like...
You're scrolling your social media feed.
Just imagine the brain scrolling a social media feed.
It's like da-da-da-da-da.
And then all of a sudden, something incendiary pops up.
That's the vase falling on the foot.
I'm thinking, wait a second, is that real or is that fake?