Posted on 05/23/2020 6:25:56 AM PDT by rktman
A study conducted by researchers from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, have found that the amygdala in mice's brain can significantly control their sense of pain.
According to Fan Wang, the lead author of the study and the Morris N. Broad Distinguished Professor of neurobiology in the School of Medicine, recent studies have determined parts of the brain that could 'turn on' pain signals, but this was the first time they were able to pinpoint where pain could be 'turned off.'
The researchers also discovered that general anesthesia also stimulates a specific subgroup of inhibitory neurons in the central amygdala called the CeAga neurons. Although mice have a comparably bigger central amygdala than humans, Wang says she doesn't think there would be any difference in the two brain systems from controlling pain.
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Yeah, Darling Daughter tore her back up pretty badly trying not to drop a patient when she slipped on a wet floor.
The very best medical care didn’t offer her much in the way of relief.
In desperation, she tried traditional Chinese medicine.
It worked!
She’s now well on her way to a doctorate in Chinese medicine. It won’t be long until she’ll be DOCTOR Darling Daughter!
I wish your daughter every success.
The lady I go to started in sports therapy I think.
She is straight up with me and has a very good sense of humor too.
Asking for a friend.
Old news. The Marine Corps has been turning off pain awareness for 200 years.
LOL!
Interesting if true.
Eh? I though they did pain transferal?
Thanks!
Scientists discover area of brain where pain could be ‘turned off’
Well at least some good news in case the democrats win the next election.
They’ll need it more than we will.
I agree but the rigging is going to be a huge battle.
“Fixing the pain problem would go a long way toward getting the opioid epidemic under control.”
You really think that? People abuse opioids because they like the high. Pain patients take opioids because they don’t like the pain. I know a lot of chronic pain sufferers who don’t like opioids at all but that is the current “state of the art” in pain relief.
If only they could isolate and jump-start that part of the brain of LibTards that would allow them to finally grow up.
Absolutely. Stop prescribing the things, and fewer people will get hooked.
Of course not. You wouldn’t turn off pain for everyone, all the time. You would only use this treatment where you were already trying to manage pain with opiates.
It's called the Jackdanielbellum.
That just activates the dumbassery sector.
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