I wonder whether we can infer this, because although the genes might result in nerves that more sensitively detect trauma and transmit that stimulus, we don't k

I wonder whether we can infer this, because although the genes might result in nerves that more sensitively detect trauma and transmit that stimulus, we don't know that neanderthal experience of that pain was more intense, maybe their pain experience to a given stimulus was calibrated differently? Or perhaps, these nerves were slightly more sparsely placed in stouter bodies and had to detect injury across a greater region? It sounds like they had to endure some damage: I like the wikipedia quote: ' It has been remarked that Neanderthals showed a frequency of such injuries comparable to that of modern rodeo professionals, showing frequent contact with large, combative mammals. The pattern of fractures, along with the absence of throwing weapons, suggests that they may have hunted by leaping onto their prey and stabbing or even wrestling it to the ground.' https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0305440395900136?via%3Dihub https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/030544... via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neanderthal_anatomy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neanderthal_anatomy