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

How do brains control pain? Irene Tracey asks can we distance ourselves from agony. Children learning judo, marathon runners and soldiers in battle all learn how to deal with pain. Show more

Does knowing that someone is inflicting pain on you deliberately make the pain worse? Professor Irene Tracey meets survivors of torture and examines the dark side of pain. Show more

Scientists reveal why we feel pain and the consequences of life without pain. Phantom limb pain, babies’ pain, people without pain, aid the understanding this subjective experience Show more