Evidence for thalamic involvement in the thermal grill illusion: an FMRI study.

BACKGROUND: Perceptual illusions play an important role in untangling neural mechanisms underlying conscious phenomena. The thermal grill illusion (TGI) has been suggested as a promising model for exploring percepts involved in neuropathic pain, such as cold-allodynia (pain arising from contact with...

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Main Authors: Fredrik Lindstedt, Bo Johansson, Sofia Martinsen, Eva Kosek, Peter Fransson, Martin Ingvar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3214046?pdf=render