NeurosciencePainPeer-reviewed
Paradoxical increases in anterior cingulate cortex activity during nitrous oxide-induced analgesia reveal a signature of pain affect
Jarret A.P. Weinrich, Cindy D. Liu, Madison E. Jewell…·Allan I. Basbaum
The paper shows that nitrous oxide increases anterior cingulate cortex activity in mice, suggesting this activity reflects pain affect even under anesthesia.