Japan's NTT Docomo develops tech to quantify physical, mental pain

Japan's mobile carrier NTT Docomo Inc. has developed a system to quantify physical and mental pain felt by a person and share it with others, hoping to overcome the challenge of pain sensitivity that varies individually.The world's first technology converts the levels of pain that are difficult to convey in words to match perceptions of others through an analysis of an individual's brainwaves, according to the company.The types of pain that can be measured and shared include stomachaches and injuries, as well as sensations such as spiciness and coldness, and emotional damage caused by expos…READ FULL ARTICLE