Pain: Perception and Motor Impulses Arise in Brain Independently of One Another
Study reveals the brain yields at least three different responses to pain, and these responses are independent of each other.... Read More...
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Pain Can Be A Self Fulfilling Prophecy
The 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...
Virtual Reality Reduces Pain and Increases Performance During Exercise
Researchers 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...
New Theory for Phantom Limb Pain Points the Way to More Effective Treatment
Researchers 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...
Being Hungry Turns Off Perception of Chronic Pain
Researchers report the brain can suppress feelings of chronic pain when mice are hungry. ... Read More...
Crossing Fingers Can Reduce Feelings of Pain
Variation 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...