Pain Signal

I’ve unfortunately had the chance of reflecting on physical pain in the last few days. I was curious to see if I could find some data on how severe pain influences brain activity or which part of it pain does stimulate, hopefully with coloured MRI pictures or something. I believe severe pain can affect our perceptions as much as drugs can. Plus, I would love to learn how to transcend my pain, as Yogis do.

Well, I haven’t found all I’m looking for, but for those interested, here’s a very interesting article on the subject, from the New York Times. Food for thought…