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The brain has no pain receptors.

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Brain tissue itself lacks pain receptors, which is why surgeons can operate on the brain with patients awake in some cases. Headaches usually come from pain-sensitive structures around the brain—blood vessels, meninges, nerves, and muscles.

🤯 "The brain has no pain receptors. Ironically, it’s the reason you feel all of them."

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