Unlike long-term opioid use, frequent cannabis use does not increase sensitivity to pain.
Genomic research finds those who inherited a special ion channel from Neanderthals experience more pain.
A new study confirms those on the autism spectrum are hypersensitive to pain. The new study from UT Dallas researchers also demonstrated people with ASD showed greater neural responses in the anterior cingulate cortex than those not on the spectrum when anticipating a painful stimuli.
Researchers find brain areas associated with pain and empathy may be involved in the social transfer of pain in mice.