For individuals experiencing chronic pain and anyone wanting to understand pain
What can illusions teach us about pain? Is what we see, hear, and feel as simple as it appears to be? The modern science of perception has unearthed new ways to think about pain―as a multi-sensory and multi-factorial phenomenon. In Pain and Perception, leading pain researchers, Dan Harvie and Lorimer Moseley, walk us through this science by interacting with illusions that challenge our assumptions on how perception actually works. This visually stunning, fun, and accessible read can help anyone better understand and respond to pain.
Illusions give readers a better understanding of pain so they can respond to it more effectively
In Pain and Perception**, you’ll learn:**
- What illusions tell us about our perceptions
- Pain and perception are personal, but always real
- Perception involves assumptions to fill gaps
- Pain and perception depend on everything going on in and around you
- With pain and perception, what you get is influenced by what you expect to get
- Changing our perspective can change our perceptions
About the Authors
Daniel S. Harvie, PhD, M. Musc. Sports Physio, BPhty (Hon), MACP
Pain scientist and physiotherapist, Daniel Harvie is currently a National Health and Medical Research Council Research Fellow at the University of South Australia and an Adjunct Fellow at the Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University. Dan holds two national innovation iAwards for the invention of virtual reality and sensory training approaches currently being used in pain research. Working as the Pain Revolution’s ‘Brain Bus Captain’, Dan used interactive illusions to help people understand perception and re-think pain. As a keen pain science communicator, Dan serves on the education committees for the Australian Pain Society and for Pain Revolution.
Professor G. Lorimer Moseley, AO DSc, PhD, FAAHMS, FFPMANZCA (Hon), FACP
Lorimer is a Bradley Distinguished Professor, a professor of clinical neurosciences, and a foundation chair in physiotherapy at the University of South Australia. A clinician, scientist and educator, his research investigates the role of the brain and mind in chronic pain. He is the author of over 400 research articles and seven books. In 2020, he was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO), the country’s second highest civilian honor, for distinguished contribution to humanity at large in several fields. He leads a non-profit organization called Pain Revolution.
From the Back Cover
Are the things we see, hear and feel as simple as they appear to be? The modern science of perception has unearthed new ways to think about pain – as a multi-sensory and multi-factorial experience. Leading pain researchers, Dan Harvie and Lorimer Moseley, walk us through this science by interacting with illusions that challenge our assumptions about how perception actually works. A visually stunning, fun and accessible read to help anyone better understand and respond to pain.
