Discovering mechanisms of pro-nociception: The role of spinal and supraspinal structures

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Although it is unpleasant, pain is crucial for all animals. Pain is a warning signal, to protect normal tissue from damage, and damaged tissue from further harm. The human experience of pain is incredibly variable: people respond differently to the same painful stimulus. While there are multiple reasons for this, recent evidence suggests that different people may actually be wired differently; that is, there are differences in how pain information is transmitted and encoded in the nervous system. The long-term goal of my research is to identify differences in pain processing.