News tagged with endogenous opioids

It's not all in your head: Descending neural mechanisms of placebo-induced pain control

A new study reveals that when it comes to pain control, the "placebo effect" involves evolutionarily old pain control pathways in the human brainstem, the part of the brain that is continuous with the spinal cord. The research, ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

Aug 26, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (3) | 0

Low to moderate, not heavy, drinking releases 'feel-good' endorphins in the brain

Scientists know that alcohol affects the brain, but the specifics remain unclear. One possibility is that alcohol may increase or decrease the release and the synthesis of endogenous opioid peptides - endorphins, enkephalins ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

Mar 19, 2009 | not rated yet | 0