Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential
tissue damage. Chronic pain, with a prevalence of 20–30% is the major cause of human …

Females greatly outnumber males as sufferers of chronic pain. Although social and
psychological factors certainly play a role in the differences in prevalence and incidence …

Acute pain is a physiological response that causes an unpleasant sensory and emotional
experience in the presence of actual or potential tissue injury. Anatomically and …

Noted for its fair and equal coverage of men and women, Psychology of Gender reviews the
research and issues surrounding gender from multiple perspectives, including psychology …

Chronic pain affects 20% of adults and is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide.
Women and girls are disproportionally affected by chronic pain. About half of chronic pain …

Background The aim of this systematic review was to answer the focused question,“What are
the prevalence and the epidemiological characteristics of trigeminal neuralgia in the general …

Highlights•Sex and gender influence assessment, attribution and dismissal of
pain.•Differences have been identified in the activity of immune cells in pain …

Experiencing pleasure and displeasure is a fundamental part of life. Hedonics guide
behavior, affect decision-making, induce learning, and much more. As the positive and …

Chronic pain is a major global health issue that affects all populations regardless of sex,
age, ethnicity/race, or country of origin, leading to persistent physical and emotional distress …

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