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Functional neuroanatomy of pain

K G Usunoff et al. Adv Anat Embryol Cell Biol. 2006.

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Pain is an unpleasant but important biological signal for danger. Nociception is necessary for survival and for maintaining the integrity of the organism in a potentially hostile environment. Pain is induced by noxious stimuli that act on a complex pain sensory apparatus. However, chronic pain no longer affords a protective role, but can become a ruining disease itself, termed "neuropathic pain". This contribution throws light on the complex machinery of pain processing, from the perspective of the connections between key structures that are necessary for a profound understanding of the phenomenon of pain.

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