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Functional Neuroanatomy of Pain

Pain is an unpleasant but very important biological signal for danger. Nociception is necessary for survival and maintaining the integrity of the organism in a potentially hostile environment. Pain is both a sensory experience and a perceptual metaphor for damage and it is activated by noxious stimu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Usunoff, K.G., Popratiloff, A. (Author), Schmitt, Oliver (Author), Wree, Andreas (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2006, 2006
Edition:1st ed. 2006
Series:Advances in Anatomy, Embryology and Cell Biology
Subjects:
Neuroscience
Neurosciences
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Pain is an unpleasant but very important biological signal for danger. Nociception is necessary for survival and maintaining the integrity of the organism in a potentially hostile environment. Pain is both a sensory experience and a perceptual metaphor for damage and it is activated by noxious stimuli that act on a complex pain sensory apparatus. However, chronic pain having no more a protective role can become a ruining disease itself, termed "neuropathic pain"
Physical Description:X, 120 p. 19 illus., 13 illus. in color online resource
ISBN:9783540281665

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