New Trump administration rules would undermine longstanding research practices. It’s death by a thousand cuts

Abstract figure legend Patients with fibromyalgia and no-pain controls completed questionnaire ratings of chronic pain, childhood trauma, anxiety and depression. During the first session a conditione...

IASP is deeply saddened to hear of the recent death of Honorary IASP Member, Prof Howard Fields, and we offer our condolences to his family, friends and colleagues. We are […]

Science has become obsessed with publishing numbers. With this new satirical proposal, have we reached peak metric?

The authors review evidence that the primary function of the brain, supported by distributed neural systems, is the predictive regulation of physiology (i.e., allostasis). An example from Alzheimer’s ...

Social touch, such as hugging and hand-holding, may aid in the maintenance of feelings of social connection. Research on gentle stroking has demonstra…

Healthcare Professionals Demand Unimpeded Humanitarian Aid and Medical Access in Gaza

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Dr. Ardem Patapoutian says he watches “with deep sadness as the United States’ remarkable scientific enterprise, which took generations of hard work and national investment to build, faces a concerted...

Behavioural-state-dependent pyramidal neurons have a distinct pattern of long-range glutamatergic inputs, with a larger proportion of thalamic versus motor cortex inputs compared with non-behavio...

Higher-education establishments must not be bullied into abandoning their mission of diversity, equity and inclusion.

To date, most mechanistic research studies on the hypoalgesic effects of music have used experimentally induced pain. Even though the use of experimentally induced pain presents important methodologic...

Administration officials pressured the NIH to avoid clear advice from the agency’s own lawyers to restart grant funding now.

Touch modulates one of two dueling types of hypothalamic neurons that, thermostat-like, balance an animal’s drive for social interaction.

Elon Musk’s car company is in a precarious spot.

On February 7, the NIH publisjed guidance setting a standard indirect cost rate of 15% for all grants, replacing separately negotiated rates. This change significantly reduces indirect costs, impac…