How does ‘phantom pain’ work? Is it due to your nerves or something in your brain? Why/how do amputees still feel the limb after it is gone?

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How does ‘phantom pain’ work? Is it due to your nerves or something in your brain? Why/how do amputees still feel the limb after it is gone?

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Your brain still registers your limb nerves as being as long as your limb, so it has trouble gauging the new distance of your nerves.

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