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Nov 2009
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Understanding human pain, suffering and ...

OXFORD UNIVERSITY
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Professor Irene Tracey talks about her research into pain through using brain imaging technology to see exactly how the brain is affected by pain while discussing its implications to how we understand pain in society. 
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