Pain

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Pain and the Brain

While unpleasant, pain exists for a reason: it directs our attention to an injury so we can take care of it and prevent further damage.

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The Funny Bone: Butt Dialing Your Brain

Learn the basics of how neurons fire, and explore what we can learn from the feeling of banging our funny bone.

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Are Migraine and Seizure Related?

Michael Rogawski discusses the similarities between migraine attacks and epileptic seizures and what they might mean for treating the two conditions.

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Do Hurt Feelings Actually Hurt?

There’s no mistaking a broken heart for a broken bone — but our brains might look at both kinds of pain the same way.

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Virtual Neurons

How does the body know when it has been cut, or stung, or hit?

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Questions about Chronic Pain

Our expert answers your questions about chronic pain, its causes and its treatment.

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The Sense of Pain - Explained

Touch a hot pan and you’ll reflexively withdraw your hand. That’s because a special type of pain-sensing nerves transmits a jolt of pain, which acts like a warning signal to prevent further injury.

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Pain and the Brain

While unpleasant, pain exists for a reason: it directs our attention to an injury so we can take care of it and prevent further damage.

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5 min

The Science of Spiciness

When you take a bite of a hot pepper, your body reacts as if your mouth is on fire -- because that's essentially what you've told your brain!

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Pain Therapies

By targeting pain at its source, scientists are aiming to develop new and safer pain relievers.

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Brief: Pain Research: On the Verge of a Breakthrough

U.S. lawmakers and research advocates recently attended a Capitol Hill briefing titled "Pain Research: On the Verge of a Breakthrough", featuring Allan Basbaum, professor at University of California, San Francisco.

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Briefing: Understanding Vulnerability to Opioid Addiction

Opioids have become a topic of great interest on Capitol Hill as addiction and overdose rates continue to increase across the country.

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Why Does Stepping On a Lego Hurt So Bad?

The mind bending pain of a bare foot pressing down on a Lego is truly terrible, but how does something so innocent looking create such an intense feeling?

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