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Global brain imaging study maps how chronic pain rewires the mind
An international consortium has launched ENIGMA-Chronic Pain, pooling brain scans from thousands of patients worldwide to identify physical changes in pain sufferers' brains. The findings could transform how doctors diagnose and treat chronic pain—a condition affecting hundreds of millions globally and costing healthcare systems billions annually.
Originaltitel: ENIGMA-Chronic Pain: a worldwide initiative to identify brain correlates of chronic pain