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Amputee pain linked to retained picture of missing limb

Changes in the brain following amputation have been linked to pain arising from the missing limb, called ‘phantom pain’, in an Oxford University brain imaging study.

Arm amputees experiencing the most phantom limb pain were found to maintain stronger representation of the missing hand in the brain – to the point where it was indistinguishable from people with both hands.

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