Somatotopic organisation of the human insula to painful heat studied with high resolution functional imaging.

Pain perception is a multidimensional phenomenon, derived from sensory, affective, cognitive-evaluative and homeostatic information. Neuroimaging studies of pain perception have investigated the role of primary somatosensory cortex (SI); however, they have typically failed to demonstrate the expecte...

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Main Authors: Brooks, J, Zambreanu, L, Godinez, A, Craig, A, Tracey, I
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2005