Evidence from past accounts of injured people being seemingly numb to pain until hours after their injury occurred. One man was even said to have his hand caught in a farming tool before he cut it off to release himself and brought his severed limb to a neighbor’s house to be sewn back on. Patrick Wall includes historical context to further this research. The past century of neurology have assigned areas of the brain for preparation and organization of how much pain one should feel when a certain even has occurred. There have been accounts of children born without the ability to sense pain. This may seem beneficial, however, this is a vital survival skill needed to keep the child safe. Patrick Wall’s theory, that the brain analyzes the input in terms of which reaction would be most appropriate. Another astonishing theory being explored in this novel is how people witness an agonizing action happen to someone close to them and feel pain themselves. Sympathy is not only emotional but physical as
Evidence from past accounts of injured people being seemingly numb to pain until hours after their injury occurred. One man was even said to have his hand caught in a farming tool before he cut it off to release himself and brought his severed limb to a neighbor’s house to be sewn back on. Patrick Wall includes historical context to further this research. The past century of neurology have assigned areas of the brain for preparation and organization of how much pain one should feel when a certain even has occurred. There have been accounts of children born without the ability to sense pain. This may seem beneficial, however, this is a vital survival skill needed to keep the child safe. Patrick Wall’s theory, that the brain analyzes the input in terms of which reaction would be most appropriate. Another astonishing theory being explored in this novel is how people witness an agonizing action happen to someone close to them and feel pain themselves. Sympathy is not only emotional but physical as