The stress model of chronic pain: Evidence from basal cortisol and hippocampal structure and function in humans

Brain

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 815-827

  Vachon Presseau, Etienne ^a,b   Roy, Mathieu ^c   Martel, Marc Olivier ^d   Caron, Etienne ^a,b   Marin, Marie France ^e   Chen, Jeni ^a,b   Albouy, Geneviève ^b   Plante, Isabelle ^f   Sullivan, Michael J ^g   Lupien, Sonia J ^e   Rainville, Pierre ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE   (Canada)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e CENTRE DE RECHERCHE FERNAND SEGUIN   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^g MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

chronic pain; functional MRI; hippocampus; parahippocampal gyrus; stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ANTICIPATORY ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN SIZE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATE DEPENDENT LEARNING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRESS; THERMAL STIMULATION;

EID: 84874868994     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/aws371     Document Type: Article

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