“And I make paintings that are totally different, and drawing is something different too. That way, I'm not limited, doing the same thing. There's always a thread of the artist in there, though. I just kind of make what comes out.”
“We don't experience pain in a vacuum. Pain is not solely the result of signals coming from an injured body region, but instead emerges from the interaction between these signals and cognitive information unique to every individual.”
“Expectations of decreased pain powerfully reduced both the subjective experience of pain and activation of pain-related brain regions. We need to find ways to optimize these treatments. Pain needs to be treated with more than just pills. The brain can powerfully shape pain, and we need to exploit its power.”