Men and Women Remember Pain Differently

Study finds sharp gender differences in reaction to pain memories

New research suggests men are more affected by the memory of past pain than women. rawpixel/Unsplash

There may be variations based on sex in the way that both mice and humans remember pain, according to new research.

Scientists increasingly believe that one of the driving forces in chronic pain—the number one health problem in both prevalence and burden—appears to be the memory of earlier pain.