A team of researchers have investigated whether congenitally blind subjects experience pain a bit differently than individuals having normal sight. Their results, published in the current issue of iPAIN (Regd) /i, reveal compelling evidence that congenitally blind individuals are hypersensitive to pain caused by thermal stimuli. The findings are important because a key biological function of acute pain is to prevent bodily injury. Vision plays a critical role, as it ...
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