Chronic pain is an important personal and socio-economic burden, affecting more than 30% of people worldwide. It is highly ...

Typically, people who are higher on the psychopathic traits spectrum show greater pain tolerance. And this is usually ...

Ultimately, the goal of our research is to increas e awareness of the influence of social factors on pain physiology and perception. This knowledge may encourage other researchers, clinicians, and ...

Scientific advances in our understanding of animal physiology and behavior often require theories to be revised and standards of practice to be updated to improve laboratory animal welfare.

Our faculty pursue a variety of scientific interests in the areas of neurological disorders, cancer therapeutics, pain, cardiovascular physiology, metabolism, substance abuse, HIV neuropathology and ...