How is it possible for someone to feel pain in a bodily limb that is not there?
2007-03-05 10:50:26 · 4 answers · asked by sokrates 4 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
According to the latest theories, a region of the brain known as the "somatosensory cortex" creates the sensation of a missing limb when the actual limb is removed. Go here for details and read the "Neurological" section:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_limb
Big Al Mintaka
2007-03-05 11:05:04 · answer #1 · answered by almintaka 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its the neurological connections that are still in your brain. You have been wiring neuro transmitters for that limb for a long time. Sometimesw your brain forgets that it isnt there anymore.
2007-03-05 10:58:10 · answer #2 · answered by crazypersonlover 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The same way you can have a tooth ache when the tooth has been pulled already. I would guess its something to do with the nerve endings.
2007-03-05 10:59:45 · answer #3 · answered by peach 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
BECAUSE YOUR BRAIN DOESN'T KNOW IT'S GONE YET?
2007-03-05 10:55:29 · answer #4 · answered by crazycatlady4real 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋