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How do opioids contribute to analgesia in the cortex?
How do opioids contribute to analgesia in the cortex?
- By enhancing synaptic transmission
- By producing euphoric effects (correct)
- By making pain more troublesome
- By producing excitatory effects
What effect do opioids have on GABAergic neurons within the PAG?
What effect do opioids have on GABAergic neurons within the PAG?
- Destroy them
- Stimulate them
- Inhibit them (correct)
- Have no effect on them
How do opioids affect descending modulation?
How do opioids affect descending modulation?
- They increase descending inhibition (correct)
- They have no effect on descending modulation
- They stimulate descending excitation
- They decrease descending inhibition
What is the direct effect of opioids at the synapse in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord?
What is the direct effect of opioids at the synapse in the dorsal horn of the spinal cord?
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According to very recent work mentioned, what is a direct effect of opioids on nociceptive neurons?
According to very recent work mentioned, what is a direct effect of opioids on nociceptive neurons?
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