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The Brain and Pain
Breakthroughs in Neuroscience
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Richard Ambron
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English
Published/Copyright:
2022
About this book
The Brain and Pain explores the present and future of pain management, providing a comprehensive understanding based on the latest discoveries from many branches of neuroscience. Current and thorough, it will be invaluable for a range of people seeking to understand their options for treatment as well as students in neuroscience and medicine.
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Richard Ambron is emeritus professor of pathology, anatomy, and cell biology at the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, where he codirected the clinical anatomy course for first-year medical and dental students. For forty years, he directed a laboratory that investigated the molecular bases of nerve regeneration and the molecular pathways responsible for pain.
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Carl Saab, Director of Pain Science, Technology And Research (STAR) Labs, Cleveland Clinic, Professor at Case Western Reserve University, adjunct Professor at Brown University:
The Brain and Pain is a comprehensive review of the fundamental principles of pain neurobiology and electrophysiology, with interesting viewpoints on pain psychology and philosophy.
The Brain and Pain is a comprehensive review of the fundamental principles of pain neurobiology and electrophysiology, with interesting viewpoints on pain psychology and philosophy.
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Frontmatter
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CONTENTS
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Introduction and Nomenclature
1 - SECTION I The Basic Pain Pathway and the Molecular Mechanisms That Determine the Intensity and Duration of Pain
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1. Pain as a Property of the Nervous System
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2. Organization of the Human Nervous System: From Nerves to Neurons
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3. Pain: Perception and Attribution
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4. The Molecular Neurobiology of Pain
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5. Adaptation
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6. Molecular Signals for Persistent Pain
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7. The Sources of Pain
90 - SECTION II The Modulation of Pain by Circuits in the Brain
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8. The External Modulation of Pain
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9. Alleviating Pain: The Pharmacological Approach
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10. The Neuromatrix
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11. The Brain and Pain
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12. The Mind Regulating the Mind
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13. Pain Management: Present and Future
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Acknowledgments
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Notes
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Index
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April 19, 2022
eBook ISBN:
9780231555715
Pages and Images/Illustrations in book
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39 figures, 2 tables
eBook ISBN:
9780231555715
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General/trade;
