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Animal Studies

PAIN TYPE:
Migraine/Headache


2020 Aug 04


Headache

Stimulation of Posterior Thalamic Nuclei Induces Photophobic Behavior in Mice.

Authors

Sowers LP, Wang M, Rea BJ, Taugher RJ, Kuburas A, Kim Y, Wemmie JA, Walker CS, Hay DL, Russo AF
Headache. 2020 Aug 04.
PMID: 32750230.

Abstract

A hallmark of migraine is photophobia. In mice, photophobia-like behavior is induced by calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), a neuropeptide known to be a key player in migraine. In this study, we sought to identify sites within the brain from which CGRP could induce photophobia.