Theories of pain: From specificity to gate control

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 5-12

  Moayedi, Massieh ^a,b   Davis, Karen D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Descartes; Gate control; Labeled line; Medicine; Pain; Pattern theory; Somatosensory; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DORSAL ROOT; EMOTION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; GATE CONTROL THEORY; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; MECHANORECEPTOR; MOTONEURON; MYALGIA; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROSCIENCE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SENSORY STIMULATION; SENSORY SYSTEM; SPECIFICITY THEORY OF PAIN; SPINAL CORD; SUBSTANTIA GELATINOSA; VENTRAL ROOT; VISCERAL PAIN;

ANIMALS; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN PERCEPTION; SENSORY GATING;

EID: 84871873474     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00457.2012     Document Type: Article

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