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Treatment of chronic pain is challenged by concurrent anxiety symptoms. Dexmedetomidine is known to produce sedation, analgesia, and anxiolysis. However, the neural mechanism of dexmedetomidine-elicited anxiolysis remains elusive. Here, we aimed to test the hypothesis that the anterior cingulate cortex might be involved in dexmedetomidine-induced anxiolysis in pain.