Maria Carmela Lico
Maria Carmela Lico | |
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| Born | 1927 Italy |
| Died | 1985 (aged 57–58) Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian (naturalized) |
| Other names | Maria Carmela Licco |
| Occupation | Physiologist |
| Known for | Behavioral physiology |
Maria Carmela Lico or Licco (1927–1985) spent most of her research life as a physiologist studying the neural mechanisms of pain at the Department of Physiology of the Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto (Brazil). Lico produced important insights on the descending control of nociception by limbic structures, specially the septal nuclei.