Neuronal Scaffolding Plays Unexpected Role in Chronic Pain - Quanta Magazine

Perineuronal nets, rigid structures that hold certain neurons in place, affect a surprising amount of brain activity, including some associated with chronic pain.

While neuroscientists have learned about these aspects of PNNs over the past few decades, the influence of PNNs on chronic pain was an unexpected recent discovery. This work, which further extends th… [+5935 chars]

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