"Layer-specific pain relief pathways originating from primary motor cortex"
Newly discovered link: Motor centers in the brain can alleviate chronic pain: Research paper from Heidelberg Collaborative Research Center (SFB) 1158 "From Nociception to Chronic Pain" published in Science Magazine.
Press releases from Heidelberg University Hospital:
Citation: Layer-specific pain relief pathways originating from primary motor cortex. Science. 2022 Dec 23;378(6626):1336-1343. doi: 10.1126/science.add4391. Epub 2022 Dec 22. PMID: 36548429.
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