Can babies feel pain?
As adults can tell us when they are feeling pain we can often simply ask them whether pain medication is working. As babies cannot talk, we need to rely on other measures to find out whether they are feeling pain. It is not always possible to know whether a baby is in pain by looking at their behaviour. Join us to hear Dr Rebeccah Slater, discuss whether the use of modern brain imaging techniques can tell us whether a baby can feel pain. This is particularly important for babies admitted to intensive care after birth who may need lots of medical interventions to be performed everyday as part of their essential medical care.
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Date:
13 May 2015, 19:00
Venue:
St Aldates Tavern, Upstairs in the Blue Room
Speaker:
Dr Rebeccah Slater (University of Oxford)
Organiser:
Carina Brehony (University of Oxford, Department of Zoology, The Peter Medawar Building for Pathogen Research)
Part of:
Scibar
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Booking required?:
Not required
Booking url:
http://www.oxfordscibar.com/
Cost:
free
Audience:
Public
Editors:
Anne Bowtell,
Carina Brehony
