Study: Neanderthals May Have Been More Sensitive to Mechanical Pain than Most Humans

Study: Neanderthals May Have Been More Sensitive to Mechanical Pain than Most Humans

People carrying three Neanderthal variants — known as M932L, V991L, and D1908G — in the gene SCN9A are more sensitive to pain from skin pricking after prior exposure to mustard oil, according to new research.
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