PIXABAY, VIRVOREANU-LAURENTIU
Using electrodes placed on babies’ scalps, researchers at the University of Oxford have observed a signature pattern in brain activity that occurs less than a second after a painful event. In the report published yesterday (May 3) in Science Translational Medicine, the scientists used electroencephalography (EEG) to study these pain-associated signals in 72 infants, in the hopes of devising a more effective method to monitor pain in this age group.
Determining whether an infant is in pain is often a guessing game for doctors. When in distress, babies’ cries, squirms, and distorted facial expressions can be telling signs. However, these ...
