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The Perception of Pain

Pain is not a fixed response to a hurtful stimulus. Its perception is modified by our past experiences, our expectations and, more subtly, by our culture

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 204 Issue 2This article was originally published with the title “The Perception of Pain” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 204 No. 2 (), p. 41
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican0261-41