TASK DEFINITION: In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.
PROBLEM: Philosophy of mind is the branch of philosophy that studies the nature of the mind and how it is linked to the body .

SOLUTION: Philosophy of mind is the branch of philosophy that studies the nature of the mind , mental events , mental functions , mental properties , consciousness and their relationship to the physical body .

PROBLEM: The retina does not feel pain , so damage may not be felt for hours .

SOLUTION: The retina has no sensitivity to pain , and the effects of retinal damage may not appear for hours , so there is no warning that injury is occurring .

PROBLEM: Direct memory access ( usually shortened to DMA ) is a technology used in Computers and microprocessors .

SOLUTION:
Direct memory access ( DMA ) is a feature of computer systems that allows certain hardware subsystems to access main system memory ( random-access memory ) , independent of the central processing unit ( CPU ) .