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Scientist-philosophers began the process of discovery by thinking about their own sensations; then they searched the nervous system for mechanisms that would create such sensations. They made a series of assumptions about the nature of sensations and looked for mechanisms that would fulfill the assumptions. The result is the basis of classical philosophy and science. Now a new science is appearing that depends on a reexamination of the old assumptions.
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© 1991 Patrick D. Wall and Mervyn Jones
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Wall, P.D., Jones, M. (1991). Mechanisms of Pain. In: Defeating Pain. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6551-6_6
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