Roles of the anterior cingulate cortex and medial thalamus in short-term and long-term aversive information processing

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and medial thalamus (MT) are two of the main components of the medial pain pathway that subserve the affective aspect of pain. The hypothesis of the present study was that the ACC is involved in sh...

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Main Authors: Kung Jen-Chuang, Chai Sin-Chee, Shyu Bai-Chuang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2010-07-01
Series:Molecular Pain
Online Access:http://www.molecularpain.com/content/6/1/42