Neurons in the mouse auditory cortex (IMAGE)

NIH/National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research

Neurons in the mouse auditory cortex

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Sound reduces pain in mice by lowering the activity of neurons in the brain’s auditory cortex (green and magenta) that project to the thalamus.

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Wenjie Zhou

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