The cerebral signature for pain perception and its modulation.

Journal article

Our understanding of the neural correlates of pain perception in humans has increased significantly since the advent of neuroimaging. Relating neural activity changes to the varied pain experiences has led to an increased awareness of how factors (e.g., cognition, emotion, context, injury) can separately influence pain perception. Tying this body of knowledge in humans to work in animal models of pain provides an opportunity to determine common features that reliably contribute to pain percep...

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Authors: Tracey, I; Mantyh, P

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Neuron
• Volume: 55
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 377-391
• Publication date: 2007-08-01
• DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2007.07.012
• EISSN: 1097-4199
• ISSN: 0896-6273
• Language: English
• Keywords: Pain; Brain Stem; Central Nervous System; Affect; Brain; Humans; Efferent Pathways; Nociceptors; Cognition; Animals; Emotions