Neural Basis of Pain, Placebo Effects, Opioid Pain Relief & Addiction | Gregory Scherrer |

About the guest: Gregory Scherrer, PharmD, PhD is a neuroscientist whose lab at teh University of North Carolina studies the neural basis of pain, including its sensory, emotional, and cognitive components.

Episode summary: Nick and Dr. Scherrer discuss: the neural basis of pain sensation & pain perception; opioids & the opioid system; cognitive modulation of painful experiences; neural basis of placebo effects; endogenous opioid system; and more.

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00:00:00 Episode Intro
00:02:08 Dr. Scherrer Intro
00:02:52 Understanding the Opioid System
00:10:19 Mechanisms of Opioid Action and Addiction
00:13:16 Pain Detection and Transmission
00:28:14 Brain Regions Involved in Pain Processing
00:46:22 Placebo Effect and Its Mechanisms
00:57:27 Neural Circuitry of Placebo Effect
01:06:19 Implications for Pain Treatment