pain
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This Brain Scanning Technique Can Measure Your Baby’s Pain
Babies can’t tell us how much pain they’re in, which poses a problem for healthcare practitioners who are trying to manage their care. A new technique that uses non-invasive brain scans overcomes this frustrating limitation by providing what may be the first objective measure of infant pain.
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Scientists Have Been Using A Flawed Method To Diagnose Pain
For many years, neuroscientists believed they had identified a specific pattern of brain activity acting as a kind of “signature” for pain in the brain. Recently this so-called “pain matrix” has been called into question, and a new study by British researchers may have shattered the myth once and for all.
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This Is How Your Brain Shifts From Pain To Pleasure
It’s a common phenomenon: a touch that normally feels a bit painful can feel much nicer when you’re sexually aroused.
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People Are Poor Communicators When It Comes To Pain During Sex
Sex should be fun, but for many people pain is not. Nevertheless, sex sometimes surprises us with a side of pain. It might be fleeting — from a lack of lubrication, an unexpected muscle cramp, some chafing or pinched skin, or it could be the result of a more serious medical condition. But whether it’s…