Analysis of synchrony demonstrates that the presence of "pain networks" prior to a noxious stimulus can enable the perception of pain in response to that stimulus

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 185, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 353-358

  Ohara, S ^a   Crone, N E ^a   Weiss, N ^a   Kim, J H ^a   Lenz, F A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortex; Electrocorticography; Laser; Networks; Pain perception; Synchrony

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN AQUEDUCT; CINGULATE GYRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCORTICOGRAPHY; ELECTRODE; EVOKED CORTICAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OSCILLATION; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

CORTICAL SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE NET; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERCEPTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 39149140367     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-008-1284-1     Document Type: Article

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