Neuroimaging in understanding chronic pain mechanisms and the development of new therapies
This chapter describes how brain imaging methods have been used in studies on pain, what neuroimaging tells us about the role of the central nervous system in pain processing, how being in constant pain affects the brain, and finally, how neuroimaging can be applied to improve the existing analgesic...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Springer New York
2009
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