News Humans Pain relief to believe in Religious faith may prompt the brain to put a hurt on pain By Bruce Bower September 17, 2008 at 3:59 pm - More than 2 years ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Print (Opens in new window) Print Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Brain researchers have begun to explore what might be called faith-based analgesia.