Psilocybin, the psychedelic compound in "magic mushrooms," could be an effective treatment for phantom limb pain, based on ...

Despite nearly incessant war and terror in recent decades, Israel has long had many fewer rehabilitation facilities than the average in OECD countries. The murderous ...

Phantom limb pain following amputation correlates with primary somatosensory cortex (S1) reorganization. Wrigley et al. hypothesized that a similar mechanism underlies persistent neuropathic pain ...

If only all people with phantom-limb syndrome felt such pleasurable sensations. Unfortunately, amputees often experience excruciating phantom pain in their missing body parts. Even those who may ...

Scientists discover the rubber hand illusion can reduce pain perception, revealing new possibilities for pain management and therapy.

A Philadelphia physician coined the phrase "phantom limb" shortly after the Civil War, when thousands of soldiers had limbs amputated and consequent phantoms arise. In the century and a half since ...

For veterans, phantom limb pain after amputation can be a lifelong burden. Doctors knew it was a nerve and tissue problem, but other than prescribing pain medication, they could do little to help.

Snake returns to the battlefield in Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain as Big Boss, in the midst of a sandstorm riding a white horse. It is 1984, nine years after the fighting, the destruction ...