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How touch dampens the brain’s response to painful stimuli
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How touch dampens the brain’s response to painful stimuli

by Jennifer Michalowski, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Neurons in the thalamus (green) project to the somatosensory cortex and relay tactile information. These neurons are required for touch-mediated pain relief. Credit: Fan Wang When we press our temples to soothe an aching head or rub an elbow after an unexpected blow, it often brings some relief....

New insight to the brain’s response to injury
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New insight to the brain’s response to injury

by Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science  Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In response to brain injury, neural stem cells cluster and migrate to the site of injury. The clustering is key—without it, the cells don’t travel. But what causes it? To investigate, Yale researchers created a 3-D model of the brain’s workings. The results of the...