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What did the brain scans of volunteers show when they felt pain?
What did the brain scans of volunteers show when they felt pain?
- Activity only in brain regions devoted to pleasurable things
- No significant activity in the brain
- Activity in brain regions associated with pain and those devoted to pleasurable things (correct)
- Activity only in brain regions associated with pain
What did David Borsook and his colleagues aim to achieve by studying people's brains when they feel pain?
What did David Borsook and his colleagues aim to achieve by studying people's brains when they feel pain?
- Study the impact of pain on emotional well-being
- Explore the relationship between pain and laughter
- Understand the pleasure-pain connection
- Find better ways to measure and treat chronic pain (correct)
What is the significance of the new pain register mentioned in the text?
What is the significance of the new pain register mentioned in the text?
- Measures emotional response to pain
- Replaces subjective pain rating scales
- Identifies the specific cause of pain
- Provides a way to objectively assess chronic pain (correct)
What did the researchers hope to determine by defining brain circuitry specific to the type of distress a patient feels?
What did the researchers hope to determine by defining brain circuitry specific to the type of distress a patient feels?
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What was the main motivation for studying people's brains when they feel pain?
What was the main motivation for studying people's brains when they feel pain?
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