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Scientists discover why chronic back pain feels so personal

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SignalsMonitor is following this as a technology story. ScienceDaily Health and ScienceDaily Top News are the outlets attached to this story. The first report grouped here was at 30 Oct 2026, 00:26 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Scientists discover why chronic back pain feels so personal”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.

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A surprising discovery at UC San Diego suggests that chronic lower back pain may become deeply embedded in the brain's sense of personal identity. Researchers found that movement-triggered pain activates a brain network associated with self-awareness and memories, even though ordinary acute pain typically shuts this network down.

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