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The Anatomy of Pain

Seeing Pain

Duration: 27 minutes

on BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

Available for over a year

Why do some people feel more pain than others and what happens in the brain during surgery? Irene Tracey asks if we can see pain generated in the brain using high tech scanners. Show more

BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

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