In other words, a non-painful stimulus – like when you rub your shin after walking into a table – can overtake slower pain ...

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In the second world war, the physician Henry Beecher observed that some of his soldier patients, despite being injured on the battlefield, required no strong painkillers to manage their pain. In some ...

Chronic stress weakens the brain’s ability to process sounds, requiring louder stimuli to trigger normal responses, according to new research in mice.

This research shows that the cerebral cortex is continuously detecting novel stimuli, in order to change and improve its predictions of the future. Novelty detection is a critical function for ...

While it is known that stress impacts learning and decision-making, Dr. Jennifer Resnik of the university’s Department of ...

Nothing arouses the ire of nursing home consumer advocates like the term antipsychotics. A class of medications that was ...

“Novelty is the difference between what you predicted will happen and what actually occurred. This research shows that the cerebral cortex is continuously detecting novel stimuli, in order to change ...

Ann Rodiger, founder of The Balance Arts Center (BAC) and a mindfulness expert, believes that practicing the Alexander ...

A new study led by researchers at UF Health has uncovered why males and females may experience stress differently, providing ...

Hyderabad: In a nation where two-wheelers dominate the road traffic, accounting for nearly 70% of vehicles in cities like ...