Converging inputs compete at the lateral parabrachial nuclei to dictate the affective-motivational responses to cold pain
Prannay Reddy,
Shrivas Chaterji,
Austin Varughese
et al.
Abstract:The neural mechanisms of the affective-motivational symptoms of chronic pain are poorly understood. In chronic pain, our innate coping mechanisms fail to provide relief leading to heightened manifestation of these behaviors. In laboratory animals, such as mice and rats, licking the affected areas is a behavioral coping mechanism and it is sensitized in chronic pain. Hence, we have focused on delineating the brain circuits mediating licking in mice with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN). Mice wi… Show more
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