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An 'off' switch for pain: Chemists build light-controlled neural inhibitor

Pain? Just turn it off! It may sound like science fiction, but researchers based in Munich, Berkeley and Bordeaux have now succeeded in inhibiting pain-sensitive neurons on demand, in the laboratory. The crucial element in ...

Medical research created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Sorting out stroking sensations: Biologists find individual neurons in the skin that react to massage

The skin is a human being's largest sensory organ, helping to distinguish between a pleasant contact, like a caress, and a negative sensation, like a pinch or a burn. Previous studies have shown that these ...

Neuroscience created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

How chronic pain disrupts short term memory

A group of Portuguese researchers from IBMC and FMUP at the University of Porto has found the reason why patients with chronic pain often suffer from impaired short –term memory. The study, to be published ...

Neuroscience created Feb 07, 2013 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Pain can be a relief

When something causes less pain than expected it is even possible for it to feel pleasant, a new study reveals. These findings may one day play a key role in treating pain and substance abuse.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 25, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study finds that hot and cold senses interact

A study from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine offers new insights into how the nervous system processes hot and cold temperatures. The research led by neuroscientist Mark J. Zylka, PhD, ...

Neuroscience created Apr 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Where does it hurt? Pain map discovered in the human brain

(Phys.org)—Scientists have revealed the minutely detailed pain map of the hand that is contained within our brains, shedding light on how the brain makes us feel discomfort and potentially increasing our ...

Neuroscience created Nov 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Sadness increases subjective experience of pain

(HealthDay) -- Sadness increases subjective pain ratings and affects pain-evoked cortical activity, according to a study published in the July issue of The Journal of Pain.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Babies distinguish pain from touch at 35-37 weeks

Babies can distinguish painful stimuli as different from general touch from around 35-37 weeks gestation – just before an infant would normally be born – according to new research.

Neuroscience created Sep 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Study looks at effect of emotions on pain and itch intensity

(HealthDay) -- Emotions influence the experience of somatosensory sensations of both pain and itch, with negative emotions eliciting higher levels of itch and pain compared to positive emotions, according ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Testing pain killers on humans could save money and speed the arrival of new drugs

Deliberately inflicting carefully controlled painful stimuli on human volunteers and seeing how well specific drugs reduce the feeling of pain can be an effective way of testing new drugs. So conclude two researchers who ...

Medications created Nov 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0