Everyone knows that scratching relieves an itch–but how? Neuroscientists now say they’ve found part of the answer in a new study of macaque monkeys. Previous research has suggested that a specific ...

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. Science X Daily and the Weekly Email ...

Pinprick response is a longstanding feature of the clinical examination for spinal cord damage, but this test cannot target every afferent pathway in the spinothalamic tract. Haefeli et al. applied ...