History of pain theories

Neuroscience Bulletin

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 343-350

  Chen, Jun ^a,b  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

History; Pain; Theory

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DISEASE SEVERITY; DORSAL ROOT; GATE CONTROL THEORY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NERVE STIMULATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PAIN THEORY; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; REVIEW; SENSORY STIMULATION; THEORY;

HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SENSATION;

EID: 81355135339     PISSN: 16737067     EISSN: 19958218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12264-011-0139-0     Document Type: Review

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