Fibromyalgia Patients Show Decreases In Gray Matter Intensity
Thursday, June 18, 2009 - 10:21
in Health & Medicine
Previous studies have shown that fibromyalgia is associated with reductions in gray matter in parts of the brain, but the exact cause is not known. Using sophisticated brain imaging techniques, researchers have found that alterations in levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine might be responsible for gray matter reductions.