'Emotions increase or decrease pain': researchers
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - 11:21
in Psychology & Sociology
Getting a flu shot this fall? Canadians scientists have found that focusing on a pretty image could alleviate the sting of that vaccine. According to a new Université de Montréal study, published in the latest edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), negative and positive emotions have a direct impact on pain.