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JON HAMILTON, BYLINE: Pain signals often start on the body's surface. Then, says Dr. Sergiu Pasca of Stanford University, they make a long journey. SERGIU PASCA: Nerve terminals in the skin send ...

NPR's Jon Hamilton reports. JON HAMILTON, BYLINE: Pain signals often start on the body's surface. Then, says Dr. Sergiu Pasca of Stanford University, they make a long journey. SERGIU PASCA: Nerve ...