Prenatal maternal stress is associated with increased sensitivity to neuropathic pain and sex-specific epigenetic and transcriptomic dynamics in the prefrontal cortex
Arthur Vovk, Stéphanie Grégoire, Zofia Barel, Laura S. Stone, Elad Lax
This study investigates how prenatal maternal stress affects DNA methylation and gene expression in the prefrontal cortex, revealing sex-specific changes linked to increased pain sensitivity in adulthood.
bioRxiv · Nov 27, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience