I get why feeling pain is important for us, but why does the body not get used to chronik pain? I dont need to get reminded that my knee hurts for 10 years.
Wouldnt it be smarter if the brain is like: “This nerve is sending me constant signals about pain for years, i should just cut it off”.
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The simple answer to why does it behave the way that it does is because the way it behaves conferred an evolutionary advantage.
I’ll speculate for you and say that organisms which don’t feel pain in injured limbs are more likely to exacerbate their injury to the point where the limb becomes completely useless.
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