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Papers: 5 Oct 2024 - 11 Oct 2024


2024 Oct 07


Curr Biol


39378850


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Brain and body: Implanting a placebo in the brain to alleviate pain.

Authors

Kong J

Abstract

Placebo analgesia is well documented in human populations but remains relatively under-researched in rodent models. Now researchers have engineered robust circuit-based placebo analgesia in mice and identified pathways mediating the effect of expectations, offering new insights into harnessing placebo for pain management.