Let’s begin with the part most people don’t realize: pain and pleasure aren’t opposites. In fact, they share a surprising amount of brain real estate. When the body senses pain, the brain responds ...

If you've ever burnt your hand on a stove and someone told you it's "all in your head," they're technically not wrong. Our sensory receptors communicate with the brain to create the sensation of pain.

Endometriosis (Endo) is a condition where tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows in areas like the abdomen, intestines, and bladder. In these other locations, the tissue develops into ...

¡Gracias a la vida, que me ha dado tanto! — Violeta Parra Odysseus, "man of many devices" (polytropos), had most of his epic adventures behind him three years after leaving Troy. Then, with all his ...

Unlock productivity by understanding the roles of both pain and pleasure. Find out how balancing them can lead to increased motivation and achievement.

Doctors have long taken for granted a devil’s bargain: Relieving intense pain, such as that caused by surgery and traumatic injury, risks inducing the sort of pleasure that could leave patients ...

In 1987, Hellraiser was released to an unsuspecting public, and the horror genre was never the same again. The story began with a man constantly craving more — from trips to exotic lands to an ...

In the quest for a reliable way to detect any stirrings of a sentient “I” in artificial intelligence systems, researchers are turning to one area of experience—pain—that inarguably unites a vast swath ...

I don’t care much for pain. In fact, I’ll do almost anything to avoid it. I also know that pain can be a good thing. The human nervous system triggers a sensation of pain to stop us from doing ...