Pain is the experiential corollary to the brain's prediction of threat to the physical body, as it is mapped and represented in the brain. Let’s break down what that means:

1. Pain (first described by Aristotle to refer to an emotional, not an physical, experience)
2. is the experiential corollary to (is the other side of the coin of) the…
3. brain’s prediction of threat (the brain is taking in countless inputs from various systems, including cognitive, sensory, and emotional)
4. to the physical body, as it is mapped and represented in the brain. (there is a representation of the body, within the brain, that is being used to model and decide if there is threat)

Converting the last two pain lectures into a “map” that will lay out the territory of pain. Stay tuned. It will be shared here on our blog. .