Pain - Why & How?

<p>What is pain, how does it work, and why do we experience pain (what value does it provide us)? Jayson Ball explains all.</p> <h3>Pain in the Flesh</h3> <p>The process of pain begins in the flesh through sensory transduction. Information from the environment turns into an electric impulse in the nervous system, that eventually makes its way to the brain.</p> <p>Proteins exist in sensory tissue to help this process occur. For example, there are touch & heat receptors. Genes determine these proteins.</p> <p>This is why certain animals can experience a wider array of th...