How does your brain respond to pain? - Karen D. Davis

Ouch! Everyone experiences pain -- but why do some people react to the same painful stimulus in different ways? And what exactly is pain, anyway? Karen D. Davis walks you through your brain on pain, illuminating why the "pain experience" differs from person to person.

Lesson by Karen D. Davis, animation by Brett Underhill.

[frio]

1:15 The guy doesnt care about getting stabbed, getting hit with a rock, or burning, but decides to react from getting an ache.

[BinkieMcFartnuggets]

Whenever you're struggling to complete a jigsaw puzzle, set yourself on fire.

[andrewpotapenkoff]

I just remembered that Tibet monk that put himself on fire and kept meditating until completely colapsed. He made no sound and was completely aware of what's going on. Now that was some brain control.

[KunoichiNrd]

The visuals on this lesson were particularly humorous. I laughed with the "side effects" that popped up at 4:15! Good work, as always!

[billyblackattacks]

I laughed too hard at the werewolf side effect lol

[schtinky]

4:17 ah yes. I too turn into a werewolf when I take Tylenol.

[inidepon]

If you dont feel pain, that means your brain doesn't care about your life

[Shrek_Holmes]

TED. basically they turn complicated problems into a way so that a 5 year old understands it.

[Shadow_Dragon_]

Broke my arm: meh
Headache: MAKE IT STOP!!!

[catluie]

Me when I scrape my knee: eh
Me when I step on a lego: -screams and cries in pain-

[ceptero]

During meditation it is good to observe pain, especially that there is nothing else to do. You can even make is disappear or dissolve if awareness is right 🤗

[bradgroat]

Depends on the pain. Major cuts (sheet metal half to a full inch in the arm), broken bones (ankle and detached tendon i thought was a sprain as I don't bruise much), constant minor cuts unnoticed, or this past week a large chuck of skin scraped off my ankle that was noticed mid-healing. But a headache, migraine, or stiff/sore finger joints - it's like a red light blinking directly in front of my face. Cannot be ignored.

[noexp]

I was diagnosed with intractable pain at a fairly young age the illustration at 4:00 was perfect. I always joke with my doc that I’m probably the youngest 80 year old she knows.

[denisaforeverinlove]

I LOVE this type of videos. So simple, yet so educative 

[Override.Health]

This explanation is so well done and needed. Thank you TED-Ed for continuing to educate us.

[Goabnb]

You can't train yourself to feel less pain, but you can build up your tolerance to it

[teetrav]

If you are suffering from pain, you are NOT ALONE!!! There is support for people who suffer.

[Umirua]

Though all these people going through the pain, like buring alive, getting slashed by a koala, getting high electric voltage in you, and a long-beaked bird freaking stabbing you through the head (but you wouldn't be focused on anything then), should all focus on stopping the pain instead of playing puzzle

[randomwhovian]

0:24 Ah yes, I always do puzzles while being attacked by a demonic koala.

[theroamer]

So, the brain gives you pain, then proceeds to help you deal with what it just gave you? Wtf?