Next time you feel an itch, remember that your brain's vast network of neurons informs it whether it is an itch or pain. A ...

Imagine being severely injured on the battlefield and feeling little to no pain. It sounds impossible ... Deep in your brain ...

In fact, brain freeze actually activates the trigeminal nerve, which is responsible for extreme pain. And if you've had that sudden, acute brain freeze sensation, you know that the pain is ...

Using an fMRI scanner, researchers monitored the brain activity of 49 participants in Austria, as they received pain delivered through a series of small electric shocks. When they were watching ...

What happens to your brain ... But there's no real heat in a pepper. So, what's going on? It's all about a chemical compound in peppers called capsaicin. Capsaicin binds to pain receptors ...

Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, the researchers found that acute pain was rated as less intense and unpleasant when watching nature videos -- along with a reduction in brain activity ...

A research team has uncovered key insights into how the brain processes others ... on animals with prior pain experience, this study used naïve observer mice with no previous exposure to pain ...