FOX NEWS: Mirror-touch synesthesia: A doctor who can feel his patient’s pain

Mirror-touch synesthesia: A doctor who can feel his patient’s pain


What if a doctor could physically feel the pain their patients were experiencing? Dr. Joel Salinas, a neurologist and clinical researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital, can do just that. He has a neurological trait called mirror-touch, a medical mystery that causes him to feel the emotional and physical experiences of other people.

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