Why do some people suffer more than others, even when the pain is the same? Scientists have uncovered a hidden brain circuit ...

Pain isn't just a physical sensation—it also carries emotional weight. That distress, anguish, and anxiety can turn a fleeting injury into long-term suffering.

Scientists have uncovered a brain circuit linking physical pain to emotional suffering, offering new hope for chronic pain treatment.

Reference: Kang SJ, Liu S, Kim JH, et al. Thalamic CGRP neurons define a spinothalamic pathway for affective pain. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2025;122(28). doi: 10.1073/pnas.2505889122. This article has ...

Assessment of spinothalamic tract function beyond pinprick in spinal cord lesions: a contact heat evoked potential study. Neurorehabil. Neural Repair 10.1177/1545968313517755 ...

For those patients who continue to suffer, minimally invasive techniques to lesion brain and spine pain processing systems may be considered. Our lab (NIH 5R01NR018481) is currently performing a ...