Study Explains How the Amygdala Regulates Pain | NCCIH

Study Explains How the Amygdala Regulates Pain | NCCIH

Study Explains How the Amygdala Regulates Pain

A new study conducted in mice explores the previously unknown role of the central amygdala (region of the brain associated with emotional processes) in upgrading and downgrading pain signals in the brain. The study, which was conducted by researchers at the Division of Intramural Research at NCCIH, was published in the journal Cell Reports.