Thalamo-cortical pain mechanisms [electronic resource] / Fred A. Lenz ; [with] F.H. Baker ... [et al.].
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FilmSeries: Henry Stewart talksBiomedical & life sciences collection. Pain and the control of pain : pain transmission, regulation and management: Publisher: London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2009Description: 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (42 min.) : color, sound)Subject(s): Cerebral cortex -- physiopathology | Pain -- prevention & control | Pain -- therapy | Thalamus -- physiopathologyOnline resources: Click here to access online | Series Animated audio-visual presentation with synchronized narration.
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Contents: Areas of the brain stimulated by different kinds of pain stimuli -- Mechanisms of activation in the thalamus and cortex -- The spinothalamic tract -- Physiological differences between different parts of the spinothalamic tract -- Superficial dorsal horn -- Response to temperature -- Laminar 1 vs. deep laminar neurons of origin -- Evidence against a separate thalamic nucleus specific to pain and thermal sensation -- Activity in the thalamic relay to cortex -- Single unit and microstimulation analysis of somatic sensory thalamus -- Stimulus evoked spike trains composed of single spikes and bursts -- Thalamocortical non-linearities -- Thalamocortical circuitry -- Binary, labelled non-linear and analog pathways traversing the thalamus: what are the cortical targets? -- Transmission of visceral signals in the spinal cord -- Effects of thalamic lesions -- Distribution of LEPs -- Is there nociceptive input to the cortical projection zone.
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