Human exclamations of pain are similar across the world, new study reveals We all know what words we might shout out when we stub a toe or touch something hot. For those of us who speak English, it’s ...

A tale as old as time (or as old as the Internet): You feel any sort of pain in your body and head straight to the internet hoping for a definitive diagnosis and don’t get one. Then you spend the next ...

I am a neuroscientist, and my job is to research why and how people feel pain to help doctors understand how to treat it better. A network of nerves similar to wires runs all through the human body, ...

One sunny day in London, the critic Martin Esslin went walking with Samuel Beckett. “What a beautiful day!” Esslin said cheerfully. “It makes you glad to be alive.” Beckett turned and replied, “I ...

Talking about pain can make it worse, says a new study. Far from being soothing, words and counselling can increase the intensity of physical pain, researchers have found.

I’ll start with a personal story. Yes, even though I’m a therapist, I’m going for some self-disclosure here—because I know I’m not alone. In elementary school, getting “locked out” of Foursquare ...

A neuroimaging study found that viewing nature can alleviate pain by lowering brain activity associated with pain perception (1 Trusted Source Nature exposure induces analgesic effects by acting on ...