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One’s own name plays a special role in constructing spatial memory

We recognize things by name, so name is very important in order to know the world. Especially, one’s own name determines the existence of oneself by linking him/her to the […]

The Dark Side of La Mano, or Space-Temperature Interactions in CRPS

I was unsure about that title, but I figured it’s holiday season and I am going to talk about work I did with two Italians, and I know there are […]

Shared mechanisms in bodily illusions and imagined movements

Imagine a cold winter day. Everything is covered by snow. You are getting ready to go out. Coat, scarf, wool cap, but on the table next to the main door […]

What about people who do function WITH chronic pain?

Well, what about those? Most researchers would suggest there aren’t many of them.  A quick review on PubMed will only give you a few useful hits, however it is estimated […]

Self-management for low back pain

I have had an interest in low back pain since the early stages of my career as a physiotherapist. My relatives, friends and patients complained about this condition and its […]

BiM in Review 2012

It’s that time of year again. Up here on the top of the world in Australia, we are getting ready for a month of sand, surf, BBQ’s and belly laughs […]

Grin and bear it: A surprisingly effective strategy to manage stress

When little can be done to help make stressful experiences more tolerable, age-old adages encourage us to just “grin and bear it.” Although smiling might appear too simple to be […]

Does every pain have its own psychology?

We have all experienced pain at some stage in our lives and anticipate pain as a consequence of injury. Despite this anticipation though we expect that with healing and time, […]

Can another person feel my pain?

Seeing another person jam their fingers in the car door is enough to make even the toughest of us wince. But for some people, seeing another person hurt themselves causes […]

Good news for chronic nerve pain sufferers…but it could have been better

This post is a republishing of a recent article in The Conversation by Michael Vagg: The announcement on Friday last week that pregabalin (Lyrica) made it onto the Pharmacutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) is […]

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