Why Your Brain Can’t Feel Pain

Your brain has zero pain receptors. That's right, the organ responsible for making you feel

every stubbed toe and paper cut can't actually feel pain itself. Surgeons can literally

poke around in there while you're awake and you won't feel a thing. So what causes headaches

then? It's the tissues, nerves, and blood vessels around your brain

freaking out, not the brain itself. Wild part is, your brain processes everyone else's

pain but remains completely numb to its own existence. It's basically the ultimate hypocrite

sitting in your skull, making you suffer while staying totally pain free.

Next time you have a migraine, remember your brain is technically innocent. It's just the neighborhood