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Mind over matter: Amygdala circuit counteracts pain-driven emotion

June 25, 2018 by

Two pathways in the brain converging at the amygdala regulate the anxiety and depression that often accompanies chronic pain, suggests research in male rats. One of these pathways may represent a top-down mechanism that controls negative emotion under stress.

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