Our experience of pain when we are injured depends on: how well medical personnel deal with our injury. our biological make-up and the type of injury we have sustained. what our culture allows us to express in terms of feelings of pain. our physiology, experiences and attention, and our surrounding culture.

The development of simple stone tools by early hominids led to the ability to procure meat more efficiently. this in turn led to the change in diet that included larger amounts of protein. many scholars believe that this shift in diet was a significant part of how our ancient ancestors adapted so quickly to a varied set of environments, and thus were able to begin cultural development. this demonstrates the intimate connection between