The Role Of Brain Connectivity In Pain Inhibition And Fibromyalgia

Thursday, October 2, 2014 - 08:50 in Psychology & Sociology

Fibromyalgia is a symptom-based disorder that manifests itself as chronic pain. Its underlying causes are unknown.The results of a new study compares brain activity in individuals with and without fibromyalgia and indicate that decreased connectivity between pain-related and sensorimotor brain areas could contribute to deficient pain regulation in fibromyalgia, according to an article published in Brain Connectivity.In the new study by Pär Flodin and coauthors from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, they add on to previous findings from other fibromyalgia papers that used brain imaging and found abnormal neuronal activity in the brain associated with poor pain inhibition. read more

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