Pain as the work of brain
Nick Rawlins, pro-vice-chancellor and professor of psychology at OxfordBy Yoon Ja-youngProf. Nick Rawlins, of the University of Oxford, believes pain comes not only from the experience of the pain itself but also from the anticipation. The neuroscientist, who is also pro-vice-chancellor of the prestigious school, was speaking at a special lecture on pain as a mind-body interaction, for University of Oxford alumni in Seoul on Monday.Rawlins, who has led research in the neural basis of memory, brain degeneration, pain, schizophrenia and anxiety, explained how researchers came to understand that the brain works in modules. He cited the case of Phineas Gage, a railroad construction foreman who suffered an accident involving dynamite in 1848 in which a steel rod was blown through his left cheek and into his skull. He miraculously survived and did not even lose consciousness. However, his personality showed changes after the event. Prior to the incident, he was known as a polite, reliable, capable, efficient, and shrewd person. After the accident, he became foul-mouthed, unreliable, capric
Mar 1, 2013By Yoon Ja-young
