A nigro–subthalamo–parabrachial pathway modulates pain-like behaviors

oleh: Tao Jia, Ying-Di Wang, Jing Chen, Xue Zhang, Jun-Li Cao, Cheng Xiao, Chunyi Zhou

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2022-12-01

Deskripsi

Maladaptive plastic changes in the brain are critical for pain maintenance. The authors identify a nigro–subthalamo–parabrachial pathway and reveal that reversing a series of neuronal and synaptic malfunctions in this pathway in acute and chronic pain mitigates hyperalgesia, providing potential therapeutic targets for pain modulation.