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Scientists at the Salk Institute have uncovered how a cluster of thalamic neurons links physical pain to emotional trauma, ...

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Pain is a complex multidimensional experience, and pain perception is still incompletely understood. Here we combine animal behavior, electrophysiology, and computer modeling to dissect mechanisms of ...