Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) isn’t caused by just one faulty switch in the brain; it’s more like a tangled orchestra of genes and cells thrown off-key by trauma. With many genetic players ...

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

Scientists have discovered a brain circuit that gives pain its emotional sting, explaining why some hurts linger as suffering ...

When you're mentally exhausted, your brain might be doing more behind the scenes than you think. In a new study using functional MRI, researchers uncovered two key brain regions that activate when ...

Pain isn't just a physical sensation—it also carries emotional weight. That distress, anguish, and anxiety can turn a ...