A nerve injury activates a brain pathway that turns short-term pain into chronic pain. Blocking this signal may prevent long-term pain.

A neural circuit hidden in an understudied region of the brain plays a critical role in turning temporary pain into pain that ...

Insular cortex epilepsy (IE) is a form of epilepsy that arises from the insular cortex, a region of the brain that plays a crucial role in various functions, including emotion, perception, and ...

A pair of studies suggests that a region of the brain - called the insular cortex - may hold the key to treating addiction. Scientists have come to this conclusion after finding that smokers who ...

Neuroscientists in Italy have discovered that “social pain” activates the same brain regions as physical pain. The researchers also found that witnessing the social pain of another person activated a ...