I’d certainly be curious to see if people still avoid injuring themselves if they lose the ability to feel pain AFTER they’ve experienced it all their lives.
They don’t. People who develop pain asymbolia from various insults to the brain are not strongly motivated to avoid pain. (And these are people who have functioning nociception, unlike the family described in the article you link.)
They don’t. People who develop pain asymbolia from various insults to the brain are not strongly motivated to avoid pain. (And these are people who have functioning nociception, unlike the family described in the article you link.)