Anticipation of pain enhances the nociceptive transmission and functional connectivity within pain network in rats

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Expectation is a very potent pain modulator in both humans and animals. There is evidence that pain transmission neurons are modulated by expectation preceding painful stimuli. Nonetheless, few studies have examined the influence of...

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Main Authors: Baccalá Luiz A, Woodward Donald J, Chang Jing-Yu, Zhang Han-Ti, Wang Jin-Yan, Luo Fei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2008-08-01
Series:Molecular Pain
Online Access:http://www.molecularpain.com/content/4/1/34

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