Pain, plasticity, and premature birth: a prescription for permanent suffering?
K.J.S. Anand
Pain Neurobiology Laboratory University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas Children's Hospital S-431800 Marshall Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72202
anandsunny@exchange.uams.edu
A collection of clinical and animal studies suggest that exposure to pain during the neonatal period leads to long-term changes in neural circuitry and behavior, contradicting the theory that infants don't 'remember' painful experiences.
