The pain referred to in the classic finger-burning example is "nociceptive" pain, in which a noxious stimuli (heat) stimulates the pain response. Other types of pain include inflammatory and neuropathic pain, among others. Inflammatory pain occurs secondary to tissue injury and is thought to amplify pain (i.e., cause hypersensitivity) and essentially protect the injured area from further damage while the body heals. Neuropathic pain occurs as a result of nerve trauma and is perceptible even after the painful stimulus is gone.