All over the body are tiny sensors called nociceptors whose job is to spot potentially harmful stimuli and send warning ...

Scientists create self-repairing robotic skin with pain detection and modular magnetic patches. The neuromorphic e-skin ...

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Human skin transmits sensory information as electrical pulses, or spikes, that encode signals related to pressure and pain. NRE-skin mimics this biological process by converting pressure ...

A clinical psychologist explains her research on the brain, suffering, and culture—and what she’s learned about God’s ...

Pain shapes survival, behavior, and welfare across species, yet many key questions about how pain starts, persists, and ...