CU Psychology and Neuroscience Distinguished Professor Linda Watkins was in the news, being interviewed by the e-newsletter CU Boulder Today regarding some recent research. This research, published in Anesthesia & Analgesia, showed that morphine administered perioperatively can prolong postoperative聽pain in male rats. These effects appear聽to be caused by immune system mediators operating in the spinal dorsal horn.聽Read the CU Boulder Today article, or read the original .