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Mapping pain in the brain — and the placebo effect

Mapping pain in the brain — and the placebo effect

Update: 2025-09-05
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Pain flares in different parts of the brainstem depending on which parts of the body are triggered. 

Researchers from the University of Sydney have used placebo pain relief to uncover this map-like system.

The findings could the way for more targeted treatments for chronic pain conditions. 

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  • Dr Lewis Crawford, postdoctoral researcher at the Brain and Mind Centre at the University of Sydney

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Mapping pain in the brain — and the placebo effect

Mapping pain in the brain — and the placebo effect

Australian Broadcasting Corporation