Chronic back pain may activate an unexpected brain network, study…

What BBN said about it

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOn October fourteenth, twenty twenty-six, Live Science reported that movement-induced flares in chronic back pain activate brain regions involved in self-reflection.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe study suggests chronic pain may be processed differently than acute pain, so your back is basically offering you a moment of mindfulness.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA moment of mindfulness where your spine sends your brain to reflect on every choice that led to the flare.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorReflection is healthy, Dale. It's a chance to grow.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorGrow into what, a person who regrets the sock?

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe sock?

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe one you bent down for. The brain is going to replay it in great detail, and I'd call that the real bonkers part.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo where does it land on the Bonk-o-Meter?

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorMildly Bonkers. The study says what it says, and the only reflecting I'm doing is on how I got to this chair.