In their experiments, Prof. Markus Ploner, Heisenberg Professor for Human Pain Research at the TUM School of Medicine, and his team
investigated pain perception: How does the duration of pain or the action of a placebo affect activities in the brain?
The research will also move forward understanding of the relationship between genetic characteristics and anaesthetic requirements, he says: «
Investigating the role of melanocortin system in the central nervous system is likely to help us understand fundamental questions such as which systems in the brain produce unconsciousness and which modulate
pain perception.»