Discrete pattern of burst stimulation in the ventrobasal thalamus for anti-nociception.

The thalamus has been proposed to play a role in sensory modulation via switching between tonic and burst dual firing of individual neurons. Of the two firing modes, altered burst firing has been repeatedly implicated with pathological pain conditions, which suggests that maintaining a certain form...

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Main Authors: Yeowool Huh, Jeiwon Cho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3732121?pdf=render