Introduction We assessed sex differences in behavioural and neural responses to rectal
pain stimuli in healthy subjects. Methods In age‐and body mass index‐matched healthy …

Women demonstrate higher pain sensitivity and prevalence of chronic visceral pain
conditions such as functional gastrointestinal disorders than men. The role of sex differences …

This functional magnetic resonance imaging study addressed similarities and differences in
behavioral and neural responses to experimental visceral compared with somatic pain …

Background We explored sex differences in the neural mechanisms mediating placebo
analgesia in an established visceral pain model involving painful rectal distensions in …

Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) is a promising new imaging method allowing in vivo mapping
of anatomical connections in the living human brain. We combined DTI with functional …

Sex differences in pain perception are still poorly understood, but they may be related to the
way the brains of men and women respond to the affective dimensions of pain. Using a …

Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are 2 chronic
overlapping pain conditions (COPCs) that present with significant comorbidity. Both …

Visceral and somatic pain perception differs in several aspects: poor localization of visceral
pain and the ability of visceral pain to be referred to somatic structures. The perception of …

The neurobiological underpinnings of gender differences in pain perception, and how these
differences may be modified by age, are incompletely understood, placing patients at risk of …

To explore sex differences in the response of seven brain regions to an aversive pelvic
visceral stimulus, functional magnetic resonance images were acquired from 13 healthy …