UID:
almahu_9949253651402882
Umfang:
1 online resource (xv, 172 pages) :
,
illustrations
ISBN:
9780262305433
,
0262305437
Inhalt:
Cervero explores the mechanisms and the meaning of pain. You touch something hot and your brain triggers a reflex action that causes you to withdraw your hand. That kind of pain is actually good for us; it acts as an alarm that warns us of danger and keeps us away from harm. There is another kind of pain that is more like a curse: chronic pain that is not related to injury. Cervero describes current research into the mysteries of chronic pain and efforts to develop more effective treatments.
Anmerkung:
Includes index.
Sprache:
Englisch
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