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Brains Feel No Pain

  • August 10, 2012
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

Your brain doesn’t feel pain, because it has no pain receptors. Some people even stay awake during brain surgery so they can give feedback while doctors electrically stimulate parts of their exposed brains. That sounds weird, but it can help the surgeons work better.

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