Scientists Find They Can Detect Pain Using fMRI Scans

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Scientists Find They Can Detect Pain Using fMRI Scans

Scientists have discovered that functional magnetic resonance imaging, otherwise known as fMRI, can accurately detect and assess the amount of pain a person is feeling from heat. The new study,published online in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday, found that fMRI can determine the amount of pain a person is experiencing from the application of heat with an accuracy rate of up to 94 percent, using a person's neurological signature.

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