Baffling Chronic Pain Rewires Brain (IMAGE)

Northwestern University

Baffling Chronic Pain Rewires Brain

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This 3-D graphic shows the abnormal rewiring of the brain's right hemisphere in patients with complex region pain syndrome. The orange path shows the location of gray matter atrophy and damaged wiring in the anterior cingulate; blue shows damage in the insula; green in the medial prefrontal cortex.

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A. Vania Apkarian

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