More information: Youchan Yim et al, The proteus effect on human pain perception through avatar muscularity and gender factors, Scientific Reports (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-61409-4 ...

Now, though, a study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B has uncovered how the human brain's perception of pain is influenced by instructions—such as whether to perceive pain as ...

There are 4 major steps involved in the production of a pain reaction: 1) transduction, 2) transmission, 3) perception, and 4) modulation. Transduction refers to the peripheral afferent conversion ...

An estimated 16 million people in the United States have alcohol use disorders (AUDs), according to the National Institutes on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA).

Nostalgia — that sentimental feeling of longing for the past — can reduce pain perception, according to new research published in the journal JNeurosci.

Interesting new review by German researchers in the journal Pain on pain perception in athletes, aggregating the results of 15 previous studies (abstract here; press release here). Some key insights: ...

"Until now, the role of acupuncture in the perception and processing of pain has been controversial," said lead researcher Dr. Nina Theysohn from the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional ...

Pain perception is an evolutionarily-conserved warning mechanism that alerts us to dangers in the environment and to potential tissue damage. However, rare individuals - around one in a million ...

"Nostalgia is known to reduce individuals’ perception of physical pain. The underlying brain mechanisms, however, are unclear," the study authors wrote.