Key Brain Circuit (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Key Brain Circuit

Caption

Fluorescent images of a key brain circuit involved in placebo pain relief in mice. Pain-regulating neurons located in the ventrolateral periaqueductal gray (vlPAG) are labeled in green, with their cell bodies visible as green spots and their wire-like axons extending to the brainstem to suppress pain.

Credit

Janie Chang-Weinberg

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Must be used in conjunction with Neuron paper on brain circuits linked with placebo pain relief.

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