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(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/09/240923110815.htm) How the brain integrates pain prediction and stimuli
Sep 23rd 2024, 11:08

A study has uncovered new insights into how the brain processes and integrates pain information. The research goes beyond identifying brain areas that respond to pain, revealing the mechanisms behind the brain's integration of pain-related information. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), they formalized how the brain combines pain expectations with the actual intensity of painful stimuli.

(https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/09/240923110756.htm) Study of former NFL players finds 1 in 3 believe they have CTE
Sep 23rd 2024, 11:07

A study of nearly 2,000 former NFL players shows one-third believe that they have chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Those individuals were more likely to report cognitive symptoms, and 25% of them also reported suicidal thoughts. The players who thought they had CTE also were more likely to have low testosterone, depression, pain and other treatable conditions that cause cognitive symptoms.

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