Amygdala activity contributes to the dissociative effect of cannabis on pain perception.
Cannabis is reported to be remarkably effective for the relief of otherwise intractable pain. However, the bases for pain relief afforded by this psychotropic agent are debatable. Nonetheless, the frontal-limbic distribution of cannabinoid receptors in the brain suggests that cannabis may target pre...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2013
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