FeaturedNeurosciencePain·November 15, 2023·3 min readMen Feel Less Pain When It’s Inflicted By A WomanResearchers have uncovered a unique aspect of pain perception: men feel less pain when it is inflicted by a woman compared to a man. This phenomenon was observed in both experimental settings with healthy volunteers and postoperative patients.Read More
AutismFeaturedNeurosciencePain·January 29, 2023·6 min readPeople With Autism Experience Pain at a Higher IntensityPeople with autism experience pain at a higher intensity than those not on the autism spectrum and are less adaptable to the sensation. This revelation contradicts the prevailing belief that those with ASD tend to be indifferent to pain.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePain·December 2, 2022·5 min readHow Touch Dampens the Brain’s Response to Painful StimuliA simple act such as rubbing your temples when you have a headache can help to alleviate pain. Researchers say this is because pain-responsive neurons in the brain quiet down when these neurons also receive touch input.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurologyNeurosciencePain·February 24, 2021·4 min readPain Perception Could Help Diagnose Alzheimer’s Before Symptoms OccurAltered pain perception could be a new biomarker to assess late-onset Alzheimer's risk in cognitively healthy individuals with the AopE4 gene before symptoms occur.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePain·August 15, 2019·2 min readNew pain organ discovered in the skinIn a groundbreaking finding, researchers have identified a new sensory organ under the skin that can detect pain as a result of impact or pinpricks. The organ comprises of glial cells with multiple long protrusions which collectively make up the mesh-like organ under the skin.Read More
Neuroscience·July 3, 2019·4 min readPain signaling in humans more rapid than previously knownPain signaling occurs much faster than previously believed. Researchers report thickly myelinated nerves contribute to pain processing speeds.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·December 13, 2018·4 min readPain: Perception and Motor Impulses Arise in Brain Independently of One AnotherStudy reveals the brain yields at least three different responses to pain, and these responses are independent of each other.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeurosciencePainPsychology·November 14, 2018·4 min readPain Can Be A Self Fulfilling ProphecyThe expectation of pain, even when the stimulus isn't painful, can lead us to believe we are hurt, a new study reveals. Using fMRI neuroimaging, researchers report expectations influence how we perceive and process pain.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePainPsychology·October 1, 2018·4 min readVirtual Reality Reduces Pain and Increases Performance During ExerciseResearchers report virtual reality can help to lower pain levels and increase performance when undertaking physical activity. Participants using VR reported a pain intensity 10% lower than those not using the technology when performing isometric bicep curls.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPain·September 6, 2018·6 min readNew Theory for Phantom Limb Pain Points the Way to More Effective TreatmentResearchers present a new theory which states, following amputation, the neural circuitry connected to the missing limb becomes entangled with other neural networks, specifically ones responsible for pain perception.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 22, 2018·5 min readBeing Hungry Turns Off Perception of Chronic PainResearchers report the brain can suppress feelings of chronic pain when mice are hungry.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·March 26, 2015·2 min readCrossing Fingers Can Reduce Feelings of PainVariation of the pain experiment known as the thermal grill illusion, helps researchers discover how you feel pain is affected by where the sources of pain are in relation to one another.Read More
