Karen D. Davis: How Does Your Brain Respond to Pain?

Everyone experiences pain — but why do some people react to the same painful stimulus in different ways? And what exactly is pain, anyway? Karen D. Davis walks you through your brain on pain, illuminating why the “pain experience” differs from person to person.

About the Author

Karen Davis

Since 1993, Karen Davis has pioneered brain imaging for the study of pain. Her lab uses brain imaging to examine mechanisms underlying chronic pain, pain-attention interactions, brain plasticity, concussion, disease vulnerability and recovery.