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ArticleNature communications2026

A primary auditory cortex-anterior cingulate cortex circuit underlying cross-modal visceral pain modulation.

Yang Yu, Wen-Qiong Kuang, Yu-Hang He, Qian-Qian Chen, Yong-Chang Li, Fu-Chao Zhang, Hua-Dong Ni, Guang-Yin Xu

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8 authors.

Yang Yu *Department of Neurology and Clinical Research Center of Neurological Disease, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Wen-Qiong Kuang *Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Discovery and Translational Research for Brain Diseases and Institute of Neuroscience, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Yu-Hang HeJiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Discovery and Translational Research for Brain Diseases and Institute of Neuroscience, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Qian-Qian ChenJiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Discovery and Translational Research for Brain Diseases and Institute of Neuroscience, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Yong-Chang LiJiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Discovery and Translational Research for Brain Diseases and Institute of Neuroscience, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Fu-Chao ZhangJiangsu Key Laboratory of Drug Discovery and Translational Research for Brain Diseases and Institute of Neuroscience, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Hua-Dong NiDepartment of Anesthesiology and Pain Research Center, The Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China. huadongni@zjxu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0001-7092-3474
Guang-Yin XuDepartment of Neurology and Clinical Research Center of Neurological Disease, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. guangyinxu@suda.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-5465-5892

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32230041National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82530041National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82571396
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Visceral pain represents an unmet clinical need due to the lack of safe and generalizable therapies. Given the analgesic potential of music and the underlying crosstalk between auditory and nociceptive pathways, this study aims to delineate the neural circuits interfacing auditory processing and visceral pain modulation. Using a mouse model of early-life stress, we identify a cortico-cortical circuit linking the primary auditory cortex (Au1) to the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) that mediates stress-induced visceral pain. Mechanistically, early-life stress suppresses the activity of Au1 inhibitory (GABAergic, Au1

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Auditory CortexGyrus CinguliVisceral PainAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalGABAergic NeuronsMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMusic TherapyStress, Psychological

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PMCPMC12979800

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