New research reveals that parts of the brain’s touch-processing center can actually strengthen with age, particularly the layer receiving incoming sensory signals. While deeper layers thin, they may ...

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 ...