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Focus - How Virtual Reality Heals Pain

How We're Wired

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Episode 10 looked at the neuroscience of pain, how our brains are wired to protect us by paying close, agonizing attention to painful sensations. People suffering from chronic pain have often tried everything they can get their hands on to feel relief. Jasmine Ho is a neuroscientist and psychologist who works with virtual reality to help patients with chronic pain. Inzurik was preparing to test out technology that could revolutionize treatment for chronic pain.

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