Abstract:Background and purpose: Psychological disorders, such as anxiety and anhedonia are pain comorbidities, however how pain affects male and female individuals and through which mechanism is not well understood. Previous research show pain-induced alterations in the dynorphinergic pathway in the mesocorticolimbic system (MCLS) together with a relationship between corticotropin-releasing system and dynorphin release in the MCLS. Here, we analyse the sex and time course-dependent effects of pain on negative affect. … Show more
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