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MORE SPECIFICALLY, RESEARCHERS HAVE DEVELOPED SMALL, THIN DEVICES (MICROELECTRODES) THAT CAN BE PLACED IN THE BRAIN TO COMBAT SEVERE PAIN.

THEY WORK BY BLOCKING PAIN SIGNALS FROM REACHING THE CEREBRAL CORTEX, ULTIMATELY SILENCING THE SENSATION OF PAIN.

A KEY 2021 STUDY DESCRIBES THE USE OF THESE MICROELECTRODES ON RATS. RESEARCHERS FOUND SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN PAIN SIGNALS, ALONG WITH POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL CHANGES.

UNLIKE PRESCRIPTION OPIOID MEDICATIONS, THE DEVICES APPEARED TO CAUSE NO SIDE EFFECTS, POTENTIALLY PAVING THE WAY FOR SAFER TREATMENTS FOR CHRONIC PAIN.