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A brain circuit linking pain and breathing may offer a path to prevent opioid deaths
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A brain circuit linking pain and breathing may offer a path to prevent opioid deaths

December 22, 2021 6:00 AM ET JON HAMILTON Shell neurons (green) project to the breathing center and core neurons (red) project to the pain/emotion center. Brain scientists have found the two are linked, shedding new light on opioid overdoses Salk Institute When people feel pain, they tend to breathe faster. When they take an opioid...