The brain does not feel pain. This is because the brain does not have pain receptors, which are the nerves that detect damage or threat of damage to our body and signal this to the spinal cord and brain. This is why neurosurgeons can operate on brain tissue without causing a patient discomfort.
While the brain doesn't feel pain, it is responsible for processing pain signals from other parts of the body. This is why we experience headaches, which are caused by pain-sensitive nerve endings called nociceptors in the head and neck being activated.
