A study highlights the mechanism responsible for differential processing of these pain signals in the spinal cord.
Story by Jean Hamann, translation by CERVO
Why is it that the pain of a burn seems more intense and lasts longer than the pain of a pinch? "Intuitively, I thought it was because the burn caused more physical damage to the skin," says Professor Yves De Koninck of the Faculty of Medicine and the CERVO Brain Research Centre. Our recent work, however, suggests another explanation for this phenomenon and this lead is helping us to better understand how the...
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