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Optogenetic stimulation of the brain to control pain demonstrated in study

2015-02-27 00:26:42| Biotech - Topix.net

New research reveals for the first time how a small area of the brain can be optically stimulated to control pain. Researchers found that by using specific frequency of light to modulate a very small region of the brain called the anterior cingulate cortex, or ACC, they could considerably lessen pain in laboratory mice.

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