UPPSC 2017 General Studies I Solved Paper

(b) Brain is a painless organ. So,pricking or even removing a part of brain, while a person is conscious,does not cause any pain. There are no pain receptors in the brain itself.But the meninges (coverings around the brain), periosteum(coverings on the bones), and the scalp all have pain receptors.Surgery can be done on the brain and technically the brain does not feel that pain.