"Our recent study builds on decades of work related to the development of the somatosensory nervous system," Christopher Deppmann, one of the researchers who carried out the study, told MedicalXpress.

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The International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) defines pain as arising from damage or disease affecting the somatosensory nervous system, manifesting as sensory disturbances like electric ...

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The somatosensory nervous system is responsible for sending information about bodily sensations and changes to the brain.

Around 20% of the global population are estimated to be affected by chronic pain. Chronic pain can be categorized into two subgroups: neuropathic pain, which stems from damage to the somatosensory ...