Understanding Pain, Science Talk, 4/15

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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. How does individual perception of pain vary? Why are some chronic pains so difficult to control? How effective are alternative and complementary methods, such as acupuncture and hypnosis, and how do they exert their pain-relieving effects?

TITLE: Understanding Pain
SPEAKER: Allan Basbaum, MD, Professor and Chair, Anatomy Department, UC San Francisco http://profiles.ucsf.edu/allan.basbaum
WHEN: Tuesday, 15 April 2014, 7:00-8:00 PM; 6:30 check in
WHERE: Hoover Theater, 1635 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA 95126 http://hoovertheatre.org
Google Map: http://goo.gl/maps/AmuiW
HOW: Co-produced with the Commonwealth Club of Silicon Valley. WHY: Because we’re curious creatures
ADMISSION: $10 (with $5 ticket Wonderfest discount.)

1. Visit http://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2014-04-15/understanding-pain
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