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Study in teens shows that brain responses to rewards are linked to pain sensitivity

January 26, 2017 by

Patterns of brain responses to rewards are a significant predictor of pain symptoms -- a link that is already present by adolescence -- and may be influenced by gene variants affecting pain sensitivity, reports a new study.

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