In a study whose highlights indicate a need to review pain relief procedures for babies, Oxford University researchers concluded that they are just as sensitive -- possibly more so -- than adults. Babies' brains exhibit the same patterns as those of adults upon experiencing physical pain, according to the pioneering study in which functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) technology was used. Despite having two fewer active pain regions, the experiment suggests babies could have a lower pain threshold than adults. "Thousands of babies across the UK undergo painful procedures every day but there are often no local pain management guidelines to help clinicians," says Dr. Rebeccah Slater of Oxford.
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