But anywho! This week we’re discussing chronic pain, chronic pain resources, books I’m reading, theories I’m brewing - we’re leaving no stone unturned and no tram unridden. Please also feel free to peruse the Cheesecake-Factory-like list of resources below, there’s almost too many options, but let the record show that I have never claimed to be brief.

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New Research:

Brain Region Discovered for Abstract Thought

https://neurosciencenews.com/ventral-premotor-cortex-abstract-thinking-30753/

Scientists identify brain circuit that helps us ‘change gears’

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-scientists-brain-circuit-gears.html

Yawning: unsuspected avenue for a better understanding of arousal and interoception https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306987706000600

Association between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and bruxism: A systematic review protocol https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12425290/

Scientists discover that dopamine receptors act as traffic signals to guide migrating brain cells

https://www.psypost.org/how-brain-cells-use-dopamine-to-guide-migrating-neurons-during-fetal-development/

Using Physics Equations to Map Memory Distortions

https://neurosciencenews.com/quantum-emotions-physics-memory-30741/

Accommodation Resources:

Job Accommodation Network

https://askjan.org/index.cfm

Downloaded their JAN Workplace Accommodation Toolkit

Extensive accommodations lists and information

https://askjan.org/info-by-role.cfm#for-individuals

Patient Advocate Foundation

https://www.patientadvocate.org/

They have services, programs like: Case management assistance, case management programs, a national financial resource directory, an education resource library, etc.

Dysautonomia Support Network

https://www.dysautonomiasupport.org/

Treatment and Lifestyle Management Resources

Various support options:

US Regional Support

Global Communities

Special Interest Communities

Lifestyle Clubs

Dysautonomia Information Network

https://www.dinet.org/

An entire feed dedicated to news and information

Support Fibro

https://supportfibromyalgia.org/patient-services/

They have a whole bunch of patient services!

Chronic Pain and Complementary Health Approaches

https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/chronic-pain-and-complementary-health-approaches-usefulness-and-safety

Additional Resources:

Sapphic Pride LA

https://sapphicla.com/

Sapphic events and resource page

The Brain Science of Elusive ‘Aha! Moments’

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-elusive-brain-science-of-aha-moments/

Youcubed - Stanford Graduate School of Education

https://www.youcubed.org/

Website for math help and finger discrimination and perception

If you’re looking for the book I was reading from, please check out ‘Movement Matters’ below.

Chronic Pain & Disability Advocacy Books:

Tell Me Where It Hurts: The New Science of Pain and How to Heal - Rachel Zoffness, PhD

Visit her website to find more information and resources

All Tangled Up in Autism and Chronic Illness: A Guide to Navigating Multiple Conditions - Charli Clement

Living Well With Orthostatic Intolerance: A Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment - Peter C. Rowe, MD

Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century - Edited by Alice Wong

Rebel Health: A Field Guide to the Patient-Led Revolution in Medical Care

General Books:

Thinking in Systems: A Primer - Donella H. Meadows

ADHD Body and Mind: A Compassionate Guide to Rewilding Your Nervous System with Neuroscience, Nutrition, and Gut-Brain Health - Dr. Miguel Toribio-Mateas

How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence - Michael Pollan

An Elegant Defense: The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System - Matt Richtel

What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing From Complex Trauma - Stephanie Foo

The Great Nerve: The New Science of the Vagus Nerve and How to Harness Its Healing Reflexes - Kevin J. Tracey, MD

Movement Matters: How Embodied Cognition Informs Teaching and Learning - Edited by Sheila L. Macrine and Jennifer M. B. Fugate

The Psychedelic Gospels: The Secret History of Hallucinogens in Christianity - Jerry B. Brown, PhD and Julie M. Brown, M.A.

Rational Rhetoric: The Role of Science in Popular Discourse - David J. Tietge

Books I’m Ordering for Pride Month:

A History of Transgender Medicine in the United States: From Margins to Mainstream - Edited by Carolyn Wolf-Gould, Dallas Denny, Jamison Green, and Kyan Lynch

Making the Rounds: Defying Norms in Love and Medicine - Patricia Grayhall

Transforming Rights: How Law Shapes Transgender Lives, Identity and Community in India - Edited by Jayne Kothari

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