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Why do some people suffer more than others, even when the pain is the same? Scientists have uncovered a hidden brain circuit that connects the physical experience of pain to its emotional aftermath.

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Scientists have discovered a brain circuit that gives pain its emotional sting, explaining why some hurts linger as suffering ...