Some people can feel your pain but in their bodies. This might not make much sense but according to scientist, who have done brain scans on people who haven't lost any limbs on their body's and then do test on people who have, they found something strange. They found that people that have lost limbs like their arms or legs feel "Synaesthetic pain" which is feeling pain in a limb that is no longer there. This pain is imagined and it happens from seeing or hearing things that could harm someone. When someone observes or imagines pain, it activates parts of the brain which makes you feel like the pain is real.
Example:
"When I hear my husband's power tools, or see a knife, I often get a sharp pain through my phantom leg," says Jane Barrett, who has experienced synaesthetic pain since losing her leg in a motorcycle accident.
Opinion:
I chose to write about this summary because i thought it was unique how disabled people can still feel pain in limbs that they no longer have. I would hate to see a knife and get sharp pains where my limb used to be. This shows that scientist are learning more and more everyday about the human body and soon they will have answers for almost anything about the human body. This could help doctors and any kind of person who has a career that has to do with the body of humans and maybe even animals. I would recommend this article to any person who has lost a limb and gets those sharp pains when they see someone hurt or see something that could hurt someone, so they can learn why it happens.
-Candace Duvall
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