Neuron groups in mice spinal cord found responsible for encoding different types of pain

Capturing ensembles encoding mechanical and heat pain in the spinal dorsal horn. Credit: Zhang et al. (Nature Neuroscience, 2025).

Humans and other animal species can experience many types of pain throughout the course of their lives, varying in intensity, unpleasantness and origin. Several past neuroscience studies have explored the neural underpinnings of pain, yet the processes supporting…

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