Kim Jungwoo, the first author of the study, stated, "It's not just about knowing which parts of the brain are important; ultimately, understanding how pain arises is key to figuring out how to ...

It is the first time that scientists have witnessed waves of electrical activity travel along the entire nervous pathway responsible for sensing pain – from the body’s skin to the brain.

This study, published in Nature Communications, provides new insights into how the brain distinguishes between these two ...

If you have ever brushed your hand against a thorn or been bitten by a mosquito, you know that feeling pain vs. an itch are two different experiences. A new study published in Nature ...

The limbic system, known as the pain matrix, is the part of the brain believed to be responsible for the perception of pain. Instead of stimulating the perception of pain, as you may expect ...

Scientists have recreated the brain circuit responsible for transmitting feelings of pain for the first time. The breakthrough, made by a team at Stanford University in the US, could help with ...