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Time-restricted amnesia offers a novel approach to chronic pain management, potentially eradicating pain and opioid dependence. This perspective reframes chronic pain treatment through learning and memory principles.

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  • Neuroscience
  • Pain Medicine
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  • Introducing concepts of degeneracy, criticality, habits, and brain network activity.

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    • Time-restricted amnesia has the potential to improve or resolve chronic pain.
    • This approach may eliminate the need for daily opioid consumption in patients.
    • The study sets the stage for developing individualized chronic pain treatment principles.

    Conclusions:

    • Chronic pain can be reframed through learning and memory paradigms.
    • Concepts like degeneracy and criticality offer new insights into brain network activity in pain.
    • This work proposes overarching principles for individualized chronic pain treatment, applicable across various conditions.