Revisiting PNS Plasticity: How Uninjured Sensory Afferents Promote Neuropathic Pain

Despite the widespread study of how injured nerves contribute to chronic pain, there are still major gaps in our understanding of pain mechanisms. This is particularly true of pain resulting from nerve injury, or neuropathic pain, wherein tactile or thermal stimuli cause painful responses that are p...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Emily L. Tran, LaTasha K. Crawford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fncel.2020.612982/full