Scientists uncover brain neurons that can dial down chronic pain during survival needs. Could lead to personalized, non-drug ...

The newfound ensemble of neurons could lead to therapies to treat persistent pain, which affects roughly one of five people ...

Acute or short-lived pain, despite its bad reputation, is usually a lifesaver. It acts as a transient negative sensory ...

Addiction often isn’t about chasing pleasure—it’s about escaping pain. Researchers at Scripps Research have discovered that a ...

Salk neuroscientists discover brain area called gracile nucleus is central to the development of mechanical allodynia, a ...

A new study suggests the brain physically adapts to rely on alcohol to relieve stress and anxiety, creating a powerful ...

Chronic disappointment can train the brain to expect pain instead of reward. Restoring hope means reawakening dopamine ...

After nine months in the womb, humans enter a world filled with texture and shape. We must then quickly learn to recognize and respond to textures and objects in the outside world, beginning with ...

Researchers say artificial intelligence has helped them create one of the most detailed maps of the mouse brain to date.

What makes the human brain different from that of other primates has long been a question. A new study suggests that the ...

Scientists identified two types of brain cells, neurons and microglia, that are altered in people with depression. Through ...

A study led by EPFL shows that Urolithin A, a natural compound, can abolish high anxiety in rats by repairing mitochondrial function in their brain cells, specifically in the nucleus accumbens. The ...