Alan Light, PhD, Neuroscientist, Speaks on Possible Causes of ME/CFS Pain & Fatigue

Dr. Light speaks on gene variants, mitochondria & autoimmunity in ME/CFS, myalgic encephalomyelitis / chronic fatigue syndrome. He talks about pain and fatigue and what causes them.

Dr. Light is a Professor of Anesthesiology and Neurobiology and Anatomy at The University of Utah. He is a member of the University of Utah programs in Neuroscience, the Brain Research Institute, and the Pain Research Center. Dr. Light has published over 120 peer reviewed research articles focused on peripheral and spinal cord mechanisms of pain and fatigue processing (20 recently on ME/CFS). He received a Javits Award from NIH for his research on descending control of pain. His current focus is on the mechanisms of the sensations of muscle pain and fatigue, and the plasticity they undergo following inflammation, injury and in disorders such as ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia Syndromes.