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The cingulate cortex: divided in pain

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The discovery of a circuit from the midcingulate cortex to the posterior insula that is essential for cortical sensitization sheds light on the plasticity mechanisms responsible for the transition from acute to chronic pain.

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Figure 1: Cortical sensitization gates sensory hypersensitivity.

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