Researchers used visual threat manipulation in the virtual reality environment and thermal stimulation to investigate how the brain perceives pain. They found that the brain perceives pain more ...

A small study found that distracting patients by immersing them in a virtual reality program helped reduce perceived pain, even in elderly patients who aren’t acquainted with virtual computer programs ...

When pain strikes from multiple sources—such as a paper cut followed by contact with hot water—the experience can feel disproportionately intense. But is this agony merely additive, or does the brain ...

Newly published findings by medical researchers at the University of Alberta provide more evidence that music decreases children's perceived sense of pain. Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry researcher ...

Across neuroscience, biomedical engineering and artificial intelligence, researchers from Carnegie Mellon University are exploring how pain is measured, understood and treated to support safer, more ...