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How does the brain perceive touch? How does it process pain?

How does the brain perceive touch? How does it process pain?

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How does the brain perceive touch? How does it process pain?
Could what we know about pain better inform treatments for addiction? Fan Wang, PhD, professor in the Brain and Cognitive Sciences department at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT, joins John Foxe, PhD, director of the Del
Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester for this engaging discussion in NeURoscience Perspectives. Hear her journey to research, how the focus of her lab has transformed over time, and how she is using role as a researcher to better the lives of others.

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How does the brain perceive touch? How does it process pain?

How does the brain perceive touch? How does it process pain?