Pain Sensitivity Related to Brain Structure

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Pain Sensitivity Related to Brain Structure

An individual’s sensitivity to pain appears to be related to the amount of gray matter in certain regions of the brain, a new study suggests.

“This is the first time that a relationship has been shown between pain sensitivity and brain structure. This initial discovery adds to our basic understanding of brain mechanisms and could lead to clinical implications in pain management,” senior author, Robert Coghill, PhD, Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, commented to Medscape Medical News.

The study was published online December 12, 2013, in Pain, Source

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