For some time now, researchers have known that people tend to feel more and stronger pain in their faces than in other types of the body. One theory is that the sensory neurons that carry pain signals to the brain from the head may be more sensitive than pain signals from other parts of the body. However, that does not entirely explain a tendency for people to experience greater fear and emotional suffering from face pain than other parts of the body.

A recent study sheds some light on this, finding that the sensory neurons coming from the face are wired directly into one of the brain’s main emotional signaling hubs, while sensory neurons from other parts of the body are only indirectly connected to this hub.

As people suffering from chronic painful conditions such as migraines and trigeminal neuralgia, this research holds the promise of more effective treatments for what is often debilitating suffering.

You can read an article on this research here:

[Why Head and Face Pain Causes More Suffering](https://today.duke.edu/2017/11/why-head-and-face-pain-causes-more-suffering)