Pain in the Brain?

 A recent study published by Northwestern University researchers and reported by Science Daily may reveal new answers about chronic pain. An estimated 10% of the United States’ population suffers from a chronic pain; thus, these findings may help improve the daily lives of millions of individuals.

Instead of focusing on the area where the pain is felt-as most doctors and researchers have in the past-the new findings reveal the pain we feel may be rooted in the brain. https://askcompetentlawyer.com/ That is, our repeated memories of a painful event may actually cause us to feel “physical pain.” The research team concludes that chronic pain’s source may be memories that are trapped in the prefrontal cortex of the brain, a complex area responsible for learning and some emotions. Essentially, “our brain seems to remember the injury as if it were fresh and can’t forget it."