Parabrachial neurons promote nociplastic pain

RD Palmiter - Trends in Neurosciences, 2024 - cell.com
The parabrachial nucleus (PBN) in the dorsal pons responds to bodily threats and transmits
alarm signals to the forebrain. Parabrachial neuron activity is enhanced during chronic pain …

Afferent Projections to the Calca/CGRP‐Expressing Parabrachial Neurons in Mice

M Korkutata, R De Luca, B Fitzgerald… - Journal of …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
The parabrachial nucleus (PB), located in the dorsolateral pons, contains primarily
glutamatergic neurons that regulate responses to a variety of interoceptive and cutaneous …

Gustatory thalamic neurons mediate aversive behaviors

F Cao, S Park, JL Pauli, EY Seo, RD Palmiter - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
The parvicellular part of the ventral posteromedial nucleus (VPMpc) of the thalamus, also
known as the gustatory thalamus, receives input from the parabrachial nucleus and relays …