How touch dampens the brain's response to painful stimuli | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT McGovern Institute neuroscientists demonstrate that pain-responsive cells in the brain quiet down when these neurons also receive touch inputs, as from rubbing a sore spot.
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