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Pain is fundamentally a perception that acts as a signal rather than just physical tissue damage.
“Pain is an experience. I think if >> I like that signal it's a signal. >> Yeah. No, it's just >> I like Can I Can I Can I call attention to the four jacked men in the room not talking about it being an emotion? We just I just want to shine light on that. Doug's a little bit more. He's with me. We're”
Mind Pump Show · Oct 2025 · 1 episode · 8K views on this topicThe brain interprets pain signals based on a variety of contextual factors, such as the setting and the individual's specific intent.
“The signal itself is pain. No, the signal is not. It goes into the computer and the computer interprets and comes to a conclusion.”
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard · Apr 2026 · 1 episode · 44K views on this topicPositions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.