Do We Understand Pain? SOLD OUT

Pain speaks as forcefully and as personally as any human experience. While the ability to experience pain is essential for survival, chronic pain is the scourge of sentient existence. As a topic of research, pain presents a formidable challenge for scientists. Why can it be so hard to control? Why does individual perception of pain vary? Come join the discussion as two outstanding neuroscientists reply both "yes" and "no" to our title question: Do we understand pain?

Speakers: Allan Basbaum, UC San Francisco, and Michael Rowbotham, CPMC Research Institute

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