Doctors Use Brain Scans to 'see' and Measure Pain and Tell Whether Medicine Is …

Published May 4, 2013

Doctors use brain scans to 'see' and measure pain and tell whether medicine is …

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They made a huge breakthrough in thinking about brain patterns," said Dr. David Shurtleff, acting deputy director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, which helped sponsor the research. "We need a brain-based signature for pain. Self-report doesn't …
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Oral THC May Have the Edge Over Smoked Marijuana for Pain – Medscape

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Margaret Haney, PhD, Dr. Cooper's academic and scientific mentor, is senior author on this study, which was supported by National Institute on Drug Abuse. The authors have disclosed no relevant financial relationships. Neuropsychopharmacology.
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