Changing balance of spinal cord excitability and nociceptive brain activity in early human development
In adults, nociceptive reflexes and behavioral responses are modulated by a network of brain regions via descending projections to the spinal dorsal horn. Coordinated responses to noxious inputs manifest from a balance of descending facilitation and inhibition. In contrast, young infants display exa...
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Cell Press
2016
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