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Papers: 25 Jun 2022 - 1 Jul 2022


Animal Studies


2022 Jun 28


Eur J Pain

Pharmacological inactivation of the primate posterior insular/secondary somatosensory cortices attenuates thermal hyperalgesia.

Abstract

We previously established a macaque model of central post-stroke pain (CPSP) and confirmed the involvement of increased activity of the posterior insular cortex (PIC) and secondary somatosensory cortex (SII) to somatosensory stimuli in mechanical allodynia by a combination of imaging techniques with local pharmacological inactivation. However, it is unclear whether the same intervention would be effective for thermal hyperalgesia. Therefore, using the macaque model, we examined behavioral responses to thermal stimuli following pharmacological inactivation of the PIC/SII.