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What did the brain scans of volunteers show when they felt pain?
Activity in brain regions associated with pain and those devoted to pleasurable things
What did David Borsook and his colleagues aim to achieve by studying people's brains when they feel pain?
Find better ways to measure and treat chronic pain
What is the significance of the new pain register mentioned in the text?
Provides a way to objectively assess chronic pain
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?
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