NEUROSCIENCE: PAIN
Contents


 CONTENTS

 PAIN DESCRIPTION

Pain Terms
Aspects of Pain

 PAIN MODALITY

Distinct Modality
Stimulus-Response Mechanisms
Submodalities and Endings

 PAIN LOCALIZATION

Basis of Localization
Acuity of Localization
Errors in Pain Localization
Central Pain

 PAIN INTENSITY

Quantitation, Afferent Input, & Modulation
Modulation Pathways

PAIN ADAPTATION and SENSITIZATION

 OTHER SENSORY FUNCTIONS AND PATHWAYS

 PAIN AFFECT, REFLEXES, ROLE OF ACUTE & CHRONIC PAIN

REFERENCES and LINKS