It consists of explicit (declarative) memories that are consciously reportable and depend heavily on the medial temporal lobe and hippocampus and implicit (procedural) memories that are ...

According to a 2014 study published in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, areas like the medial prefrontal cortex help evaluate someone’s desirability based on physical appearance.

How does your brain know when you feel pain? How does it know the difference between the soft touch of a feather and a needle prick? And, how does that information get to your body in time to respond?

Most people assume if they have knee pain, it is due to a problem with the knee joint. This is not always the case. While the discomfort can be due to a knee condition, it can also be the result of a ...

“A Real Pain,” which earned Kieran Culkin a Golden Globe on Sunday night, is available to rent/purchase on all digital platforms. It will become available to stream for Hulu subscribers on Ja ...

Yonk and colleagues show that the posterior medial thalamus (POm), which is interconnected with sensory and motor systems, projects directly to major categories of neurons in the striatum, including ...

A person may experience pain in their buttocks when sitting for many reasons, including minor injuries and bruises and more severe conditions, such as sciatica and damaged disks. People spend a ...

This pain is driving me mad. The phrase comes to mind whenever I catch myself responding angrily or stupidly to some challenge or threat. Who would I be if I didn’t have pain? Would I have acted ...

Abdominal pain might seem harmless at first, however, if it persists, it might indicate something serious. While common conditions such as acidity, indigestion and gas can cause abdominal pain, it can ...

“The more we learn about it, the more we realize that movement is a critical part of retraining pain pathways.” With practice, movement-based therapies become more and more effective for pain control.

Some common causes of abdominal pain and diarrhea include food sensitivities, bacterial or viral infections, and medication or alcohol use. Treatment can depend on the cause. Diarrhea may be acute ...