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Investigating the Transition from Acute to Chronic Pain

Description 
Chronic pain initially presents itself acutely without indication that it will persist; making it difficult to catch before it develops and equally difficult to treat. Interestingly, the brain regions involved in acute vs. chronic pain differ. The regions involved in acute pain are primarily sensory, while chronic pain presents itself in regions of emotion. Our research aims to examine this transition from acute to chronic pain in an attempt to pinpoint where and why the shift occurs in order to better manage it.
Essential criteria: 
Minimum entry requirements can be found here: https://www.monash.edu/admissions/entry-requirements/minimum
Keywords 
Concussion, TBI, Adolescent, Brain Development, Pain, Rodent, physiology, pharmacology, microbiology, anatomy, developmental biology, molecular biology, biochemistry, immunology, human pathology, clinical
School 
School of Translational Medicine » Neuroscience
Available options 
PhD/Doctorate
Masters by research
Masters by coursework
Honours
BMedSc(Hons)
Time commitment 
Full-time
Top-up scholarship funding available 
No
Physical location 
Alfred Research Alliance
Co-supervisors 
Dr 
Sabrina Salberg

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