Low mood and negative thoughts amplify pain in the brain. Therapies that reduce subconscious negative thinking reduce ...

Scientists tracked how 80 people's brains responded to watching touch. Pain information appeared in 135 milliseconds.

The Brown University cognitive neuroscientist studies how the brain and body interact, with the goal of translating insights ...

Chronic pain is a daily reality for millions of Americans, interfering with their everyday activities and quality of life. An ...

Scientists have discovered a brain circuit that gives pain its emotional sting, explaining why some hurts linger as suffering. The breakthrough challenges our beliefs about how we process pain and may ...

Pain is a constant, complex companion that clinicians often struggle to understand and measure for people living with sickle ...

The world has changed since 1664, when French philosopher and scientist Rene Descartes first claimed the brain was responsible for the sensation of pain. However, a key question remains: How exactly ...

Pain and itch are both unpleasant sensations, but they trigger different responses -- pain often prompts withdrawal, while itching leads to scratching. Until now, scientists have struggled to ...

Pain is not simply “in your head”—and reducing it to a brain-first narrative risks both stigma and substandard care. Real pain often originates in the body, whether from a fractured bone, spinal ...

Chronic pain affects millions and often resists medical treatment. German researchers are exploring how the brain’s pain ...

Left-handedness has always been something of a mystery. If you’re among the roughly 10 percent of the population that favors their left hand, you’ve probably heard all kinds of theories about your ...

If you have ever brushed your hand against a thorn or been bitten by a mosquito, you know that feeling pain vs. an itch are two different experiences. A new study published in Nature Communications ...