And I actually looked this up, there’s nothing special about nocioceptors. They’re just touch and heat receptors working at a lower sensitivity threshold so they’re harder to turn on. All the magic happens inside your brain, that’s what interprets those signals as pain.
I’d say it’s that pain receptors would be needed to feel pain, but thats just an engineering issue.
Rather interesting perspective though, thank you for sharing it.
You’re welcome!
And I actually looked this up, there’s nothing special about nocioceptors. They’re just touch and heat receptors working at a lower sensitivity threshold so they’re harder to turn on. All the magic happens inside your brain, that’s what interprets those signals as pain.