Pain is the body’s protective mechanism and a complex neurological phenomenon. Moreover, ongoing pain in the sense of chronic pain can be a disease. Scientists from Technische Universität München (TUM) have now demonstrated that already during a few minutes of ongoing pain, the underlying brain activity changes by shifting from sensory to emotional processes.  The opensource study is published in the journal Cerebral Cortex. In … Continue reading Neuroimaging study shows brain processes ongoing pain more emotionally.