Some amputees are already known to experience phantom limb pain - a feeling of pain in a limb that is no longer there - but synaesthetic pain is different.

我们知道，一些截肢的患者会对已经失去的肢体产生幻觉性疼痛。

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With this hypothesis in mind, she reckoned that another way to treat phantom-limb pain might be to prevent pain memories from forming in the first place.

根据这个假设，她构想另一种治疗途径应该是在一开始就防止形成关于疼痛的记忆。

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All of these results suggest to Dr Flor that phantom-limb pain is best understood as a form of unconscious learning, similar to motor reflexes and perception skills.

这些结果都提示福罗博士最好要把患肢理解成无意识的学习，就像运动反射和感知技能一样。

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His work in neurology has helped patients with phantom limb pain, a particularly cruel affliction for people who have lost an arm or a leg.

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Researchers at the University of Manchester are turning to virtual reality once again, not to have another go 'round at proving whether telepathy is real or not, but to help individuals with amputated limbs recover from so-called "phantom limb pain, " a sensation wherein amputees appear to feel pain in their lost limb.

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Those who wait longer for a fake limb seem to suffer more from phantom pain.

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