Why do some people suffer more than others, even when the pain is the same? Scientists have uncovered a hidden brain circuit ...

What if your brain is the reason some pain feels unbearable? Scientists at the Salk Institute have discovered a hidden brain ...

Scientists have uncovered a brain circuit linking physical pain to emotional suffering, offering new hope for chronic pain treatment.

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A class of spinothalamic tract neurons is selectively excited by stimuli that cause itch, suggesting that this sensation is mediated by distinct peripheral and central pathways. The best-known ...

Davidson et al. Relief of itch by scratching: state-dependent inhibition of primate spinothalamic tract neurons. Nature Neuroscience , 2009; 12 (5): 544 DOI: 10.1038/nn.2292 Cite This Page : ...

For those patients who continue to suffer, minimally invasive techniques to lesion brain and spine pain processing systems may be considered. Our lab (NIH 5R01NR018481) is currently performing a ...