What's New in Pain Neuroscience?

These are some of my favorite pain neuroscience articles.

I have summarized them in plain language for easier reading. I do not use AI to create summaries - this is to ensure accuracy and readability for people reading this site.

Pain Articles 2025

Neuroplasticity in chronic pain: insights into diagnosis and treatment

April 1, 2025 Korean Journal of Pain Author: Sahar M. Jaffal Link: https://doi.org/10.3344/kjp.24393 TLDR: Researchers have found specific changes in the brain and spinal cord that seem to be caused by chronic pain, and in turn make chronic pain worse. These areas are related to how pain feels (sensitivity, intensity, characteristics of pain), how we emotionally process while in pain and how we think when in pain. Treatments that influence the nervous system to change may be

Lisa Crowder

May 15 min read