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Jacob Burek

University of TorontoORCID 0009-0004-5276-9812Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2

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NeurosciencebioRxivPreprintJun 9, 2026

Whole-brain analyses identify anterior cingulate μ-opioid signaling as a critical mediator of placebo analgesia in neuropathic pain

Simran K. Rehal, Damien C. Boorman, Chulmin Cho…·Loren J. Martin

This study identifies anterior cingulate μ-opioid signaling as critical for placebo analgesia in neuropathic pain using whole-brain network analysis in mice.

DOI 10.64898/2026.06.04.729974

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NeuroscienceNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedMay 20, 2026

Cholecystokinin input from the anterior cingulate cortex to the lateral periaqueductal gray mediates nocebo pain behavior in mice

Sandra J. Poulson, Aleksandrina Skvortsova, Fatama Tuz Zahra…·Loren J. Martin

The paper identifies a shared neural circuit involving CCK projections from the anterior cingulate cortex to the lateral periaqueductal gray that mediates nocebo pain behavior in mice.

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