Fibromyalgia patients show decreases in grey matter intensity
Wednesday, June 17, 2009 - 01:07
in Psychology & Sociology
Previous studies have shown that fibromyalgia is associated with reductions in grey matter in parts of the brain, but the exact cause is not known. Using sophisticated brain imaging techniques, researchers from Louisiana State University, writing in The Journal of Pain, found that alterations in levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine might be responsible for grey matter reductions...