Placebo Effect

Scientists map brainstem’s pain‑control network, pointing to targeted non‑opioid relief

November 05, 2025 An Ruwaito ta hanyar AI Hoton da AI ya samar An Binciki Gaskiya

Using 7‑Tesla fMRI and a placebo paradigm, University of Sydney researchers mapped how the human brainstem modulates pain by body region. The study, published in Science on August 28, 2025, outlines a somatotopic system centered on the periaqueductal gray and rostral ventromedial medulla and suggests avenues for localized, non‑opioid treatments.