Pleasure and Pain in the Brain
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Pleasure and Pain in the Brain

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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?

  • 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?

  • 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?

    <p>The best treatment for chronic pain</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main motivation for studying people's brains when they feel pain?

    <p>To help patients with unremitting pain</p> Signup and view all the answers

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