Offset analgesia is mediated by activation in the region of the periaqueductal grey and rostral ventromedial medulla

NeuroImage

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1002-1006

  Derbyshire, S W G ^a   Osborn, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HEAT STRESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANALGESIA; BRAIN MAPPING; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651070956     PISSN: 10538119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2009.04.032     Document Type: Article

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