G16 : Pain Tolerance


Students Priya Reddy
Hana Al-Issa
School HDSB - Alexander's Public School - Burlington
Level Junior 7/8 - Grade 8
Group Group 6 - Health Sciences I
Abstract The purpose of this study is to research the question is there a relationship that exists between the structure of a person's brain, specifically the amount of grey matter and pain tolerance? During this study, researchers will be searching in depth about the brain and why different people can withstand different amounts of pain. With this specific type of research, many new doors leading to a better understanding of many neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis, schizophrenia, alcoholism and many more neurological diseases.