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Study identifies brain regions activated when pain intensity doesn’t match expectation
May 27, 2015 by NewsBot
Picture yourself in a medical office, anxiously awaiting your annual flu shot. The nurse casually states, "This won't hurt a bit." But when the needle pierces your skin it hurts, and it hurts a lot. Your expectations have been violated, and not in a good way.
