Why Do Paper Cuts Hurt So Much? | How Does Your Brain Respond to Pain? | The Dr. Binocs Show

The tips of your fingers have densely packed nerve endings. For this reason, the fingertips are more sensitive to touch, pain, and sensation. Since the nerves are located in the epidermis, the outermost layer of your skin, a microscopic paper cut slices the nerve endings. As a result, you feel extreme pain. Free to watch on Dr.Doc Kids.

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