I don't want to give too much away, but possibly the most interesting NPR segment I've ever heard aired this morning, about a guy who had his left arm amputated, only to start feeling intense pain in his phantom limb later on. He wasn't crazy - he knew he had no limb, but his brain was sending him signals to the contrary ("my whole arm clenched up really tight and my nails dug into my palm"). I'm not going to say anything else, so go listen here.
(By the way, I re-listened to this at work, and I laughed out loud both times the exchange ending with the doctor saying "how would you do that indeed?" came up at about 3:20)
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I really enjoyed this. The doctor has a really great radio voice and personality.
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