(THE CONVERSATION) Pain is easy to understand until it isn’t. A stubbed toe or sprained ankle hurts, but it makes sense because the cause is clear and the pain fades as you heal. But what if the pain ...

Neuropathic pain doesn't just affect the body—it also alters the brain.Chronic pain of this nature often leads to depression, anxiety, social isolation and a deep sense of helplessness.

Despite its small sample size, this study provides the first direct evidence that acute and chronic pain have different neural representations within the same person’s brain. That evidence underlines ...

But you do need a brain. No brain - no pain. Don’t believe me? You may not want to accept this – and many can’t at first bite – but it’s a comparatively small step to get there: ...

A research team has found a small area of the brain in mice that can profoundly control the animals' sense of pain. Somewhat unexpectedly, this brain center turns pain off, not on. It's located in ...

These "two brain responses are completely distinct, which supports the use of mindfulness meditation as a direct intervention for chronic pain rather than as a way to engage the placebo effect ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Pain is easy to understand until it isn’t. A stubbed toe or sprained ankle hurts, but it makes sense because the cause is clear and the pain fades as you heal. But what if the ...

Neuropathic pain has no immediate cause – research on a brain receptor may help stop this hard-to-treat condition By Pooja Shree Chettiar , Texas A&M University June 23, 2025 ...