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

That makes total sense!

thank you fart nuggets! :D

*Edited for current day, because my old comment was so weird and boring.* My whole body is on fire.. I got a big sun burn *boo-boo* XD

And i can't feel my head when it gets hit by a ball

LOL

Brick...

I call it stupidity.

Really? Have you endured the conditions that forced his hand into martyrdom? Think before you type.

But you didn't say, what was the reason to do it. And the commenters are now left to their fantasies.

Coil u i just saw it in a recent video on why... There was a purpose

"Thich Quang Duc was more than a symbol, more than the “Burning Monk.” He was a man who was willing to give up his life for a cause - and a man who changed the world." #All2Nli10

Lol

same

:) :(

can you explain it to me?

I saerched pain and a comment made one of my friends scream

Thanks, MultiHammodi! We appreciate you stopping by.

TED-Ed your welcome anytime.

+OmNomNomNomNom aka ELI5

Well, I am a 5 year old, so thanks, TED.

Haha True

Who doesnt??

Yup

I've shattered a collar bone, lit my hand on fire, those were eh. but nothing, nothing compares To a surprise Lego under your foot

IKR just like: stubbed your toe: AHHHHHHH Headache: AHHHHHHHH Broken Arm: Meh

head injury requiring stitches: meh. neck injury requiring very strong doses- ow. broken hand- eh. period cramps: AAHHHHHHH MY STOMACHS ON FIRE AND SOMEONES PUTTING IT OUT WITH 7 KNIVES

omfg same, I broke my wrist in two places and went to the clinic the next day cause I didnt think it was broken cause it didnt hurt that much even though it ended up being pretty bad but then when I have headaches it's a different story.....

Me when I break a bone: eh Me when my cat scratches me: omg I’m gunnnaa diieee 😱

+crozacx or you have no nerves XD is the other solution

...like that, in mw at least psychological pain a bit a day at seeing how some people have to lives even if you are having one of those super great days

Lol

so if I like pain my brain hates me and wants me to die

No it means some of your nerves are disconnected.

yeah albert is killing them in roblox but also, this is why you never mess with a bird

@@tr0nmo992 what

Richard H I believe its the threshold of pain. Heat receptors might be activated and feel pain at 50 degrees C, but you can continually touch objects hotter and get used to them, that you still feel the 50 degree heat in the same way, but your threshold is higher and pain won't be triggered. I know this on the basis that people brought up in areas where spicy food is normal cuisine still feel the burning sensation of the food, because the spices are literally activating your heat receptors above their threshold. Its not that they don't feel the heat of the spicy food or react any differently, its that they've trained their threshold to be higher through continual use.

Goabnb94 You may like this TED-Ed Lesson on pain relievers: ed.ted.com/lessons/how-do-pain-relievers-work

Goabnb94 So does that mean those Tibetan monks that set themselves on fire but remain completely calm have practiced by walking on hot coals first or something like that? Your opinion does make sense but I'm also with Richard in thinking it might also be mind over matter since the monks are probably meditating while their bodies are on fire.

Ginger Astaire er E eer rey

Yeah, I can deal with most stuff but headache/migraines are the worst.

​@@Cakeandnanna9091 For as long as you believe its the worst , it shall be. Take a minute to understand where pain really stands.

whats intractable pain

.........HAVE... TO.... FINISH... PUZZZZZLLLEEE! *ROARRRRR*

Teslamonger Where's your profile from?

Jesus Christ Darker than Black. Didn't know Jesus had an interest in anime.

Teslamonger You'd be surprised at the things jesus is interested in...

The_Pyromancer I

But WHERE is this support?😦 I haven’t found any kind of real support and I certainly don’t get it from my family. My husband just doesn’t have empathy and he just can’t relate or just doesn’t care,..he’s hard to understand actually.🤷🏼‍♀️ I have looked for support in my area but there just isn’t anything. Even psychiatrists I have searched up,..I didn’t find any who have experience with people who live in constant pain and misery. I have no one to talk to that understands. So many people have not experienced some kind of severe pain, let alone being stuck with it until death so, there just isn’t anyone. 😩

@@KellyBell1 go online!!!

🤣🤣

+Borc55 The reaction to pull your hand out of the fire is controlled at your spinal column, not your brain. The pain serves to teach you to not repeat the action that caused the pain. It also stops you using the damaged part, giving it a chance to heal.

Maxx B I know that, why are you replying to me?

***** I meant to reply to the OP.

pain from body sensation to tell you something is wrong and it's not all in the mind

why are we talking about pain who KILLED JIRAYIA WTF

XD

Knight Kobayashi I just imagined you saying that as Bill Wurtz >,

XD

BLUR UR COMMENT BRUV

Google it, maybe?

I would and have many many times but the way they explain it makes it easier to understand

Jessica SmokeyMcPot So why wouldn't you just Google it, but then later watch the video they might make on it later?

Jessica SmokeyMcPot There actually IS damage in Fibromyalgia, but not necessarily to the areas of the body that hurt or malfunction. The damage is in the Central Nervous System, most often caused by repeated or ongoing childhood trauma. When a child's brain keeps getting overrun with stress hormones while it is developing, there are alterations to the development. Those stress hormones keep the fight or flight response stuck in the ON position, when it is designed to activate in emergencies, for short periods of time. Eventually the fight or flight system won't shut off, or it is damaged and keeps the person's body in a constant state of malfunction. Think of an overheated electrical system that still functions, but it has surges, and some areas get too little of a signal, or an intermittent signal. Childhood trauma causes emotional pain, and so do the memories of it. Emotional pain and physical pain share the same neural pathways, and the brain cannot distinguish which kind of pain is being transmitted. The brain just knows that it's pain. These pathways get overused during trauma, and are part of the nervous system malfunctioning of Fibromyalgia. We have a sensitized pain center, and we get too many pain signals when we shouldn't. On top of this, we feel the pain more intensely. This is due to the fact that we don't release the natural, opiate strength pain reliever that a healthy person's nervous system will activate as a response to pain. If a healthy person accidentally kicks the leg of a chair, his pain will soon have a rescuer. His brain calls in the body's natural, opiate strength pain reliever to come to the site of the injury. His pain begins to dull, so that he can go on to do other things without the injury hounding him. But in a Fibro sufferer, this natural pain reliever doesn't come. So our pain keeps on and on, until our nerves are worn out and we can't think straight or move on with life. Think of having someone lightly scrape their fingernail across your forearm. At first it's no problem. But imagine if they keep scraping their fingernail across that very same spot, over and over and over. Eventually it irritates you. Then it's uncomfortable. Then painful. Finally it is throbbing so bad you can't stand it. This is the same kind of effect that happens to someone with Fibro not getting the relief of the natural, opiate strength pain reliever. The pain signal keeps coming, and it wears away on the same nerve, over and over, until it is sensitized and becomes unbearable. There are sensory nerves in the blood vessels, that feel pain. With Fibro, extra nerve bundles form, or the bundles are larger than normal. When these nerves start going haywire, we get pain all over, because our blood vessels go everywhere. The malfunctioning nerves affect the walls of the blood vessels, and that means changes in blood flow. In a Fibro brain, medical science has found areas with too little blood flow, and areas with too much blood flow. When this happens in our muscles, we get pain and we get spasms. Migraine pain is from the spasming of a blood vessel in our brain. When nerves in the digestive tract go haywire, we get changes in blood flow, we get pain, and we get diarrhea or constipation. Think about this, every area of your body contains nerves. And every area of a Fibro sufferer's body is affected by our disease. I hope this information gives you a better understanding of what we go through with Fibromyalgia.

YamCherie this is the best explanation of the basic science behind fibro that i’ve ever seen, and i didn’t even know about the blood flow issue until now. i’m gonna copy/paste it and send it to everyone I know when they ask what’s wrong with me

Better hurry before you run out of good flesh, clothes, and hair!

So you want to die?

A P-U-Z-ZLE A PUZZLE YEAH!!!!

@@SandaaaGW2 Um, I think you missed the joke there

@@AnneTranAnneTran bruh that was 2 years ago

Same!

+nataly Villanueva I also have a high tolerance of pain, one time I putted my feet into A hot bucket of water, I putted my feet in and could give less of a shit.

Unknown Person same whit me 😂

***** she was cool 👍

Ikr

they already have 3 just search up : what causes a headache

There is no such thing as a lego. It is just lego. Legos is not a thing, a lego is not a thing. Lego is a brand name that encompasses a wide range of products, what you are most likely referring to is a lego brick.

Oh yes... i apologize i meant to say "stepping on a lego brick"

+Rowan Brown you're such a nerd

______ Your point?

Rowan Brown my point is don't reply people in internet by writing a paragraph on how they wrote something wrong when you obviously get the point regardless

Almighty push

"And how are the side effects? Well, I howl all night, jumping from rooftop to rooftop looking for unsuspecting prey..."

GSaVv If you like werewolves, you may like this lesson on vampires too: ed.ted.com/lessons/vampires-folklore-fantasy-and-fact-michael-molina

Yea that was awesome! I like very match vampires, I even watched all the episodes of Vampire Diaries and Originals :P

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Yea

Ruben Uchiha Haha Do That To Your Friends...They'll Get Pissed Off XD

Hey ***** you may want to check out our lesson on the science of spiciness (and why some people, like yourself, cannot get enough!): ed.ted.com/lessons/the-science-of-spiciness-rose-eveleth

Sam Strobel We'd love to do more lessons on this kind of thing! Do you have anyone in mind that may be able to help us write that lesson? We're an open nomination platform, so you can nominate anyone here: ed.ted.com/nominate_an_educator

thanks for the video on spiciness. its very entertaining XD

+Calvin Zero Doctors are now using capsaicin, from chili peppers, as a treatment for pain. It's used as a cream or patches.

Yes, I used capsasin patches to heal my sprains

I am sure you'd love this Lesson, FEATHEREDNEW: ed.ted.com/lessons/the-science-of-attraction-dawn-maslar

I'm laughing my ass off at you comment because I'm asexual 😂 why think of sex??? How about something like chocolate.👍

i like pain

this nigga thirsty

+EXP x2 because you will feel pain if you thin about chocolate

Little Princess Babygirl. That is your nerves reactivating to the brain, making the pin and needles feeling.

That is caused by poor blood circulation, your okay

+Sufyaan Campbell there is a condition where someone's unable to feel pain, but they're born with it and it's very dangerous to be, given that you'll not learn during your childhood what kills you or that fire burns you

You could break your spinal cord so you cant feel pain.

Breaking your spinal cord will also turn you into a paralysed individual though. OP wants to walk.

+Guilherme Moresco ya never know

+Guilherme Moresco "OP"? what's this? 9Gag?

dadeskr Like waggling loose teeth?

PongoThePenguin ikr?

The Diamond Lord yes I'm not weird, WE'RE WEIRD

SilentCricket why do you like something that your brain says "OMG LOOK NO YOUR GOING TO DIE!!," You: yay im dieing

+Lucky Icecube better be a werewolf than brony for the rest of the live time

eris wahyudi Uh..."the live time"? I think you mean life.

Ok

You experience true pain while watching Naruto Shippuden.

I fangirled over this comment.

Grace Hardesty Excuse me. It's Naurto Shit-put-in.

really.....lol

True pain is watching Haku die I know this is li'l boi Naruto but still

Same