Pain in the Brain: New Models, Mechanisms, and Targets
7 October 2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CDT
Session Description
A fifth of U.S. adults experience chronic pain, and a reliance on opioids has led to a substance use disorder epidemic. One challenge in drug development is that drugs developed in animal models often fail in humans. Scientists will share a new solution to this — a method for growing human pain neurons in the lab — which has the potential to revolutionize pain research. Experts will also reveal unusual pathways of pain and a new understanding of the placebo effect, offering novel targets for drugs.