Pain: Science
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Scientific research is revealing how pain
is detected, how pain messages are relayed to the brain, and how the
brain processes pain inputs. From the biochemistry of ion channels
to the origins of consciousness, science is providing profound insight
into the mechanisms of pain.
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 LATEST ARTICLES |
| Sensing damage |
John Wood and colleagues on the
mechanisms of pain detection.
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Mapping pain in the brain |
Bud Craig on the cerebral mechanisms of
pain.
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| Visceral pain |
Fernando Cervero on the pain affecting
'soft' organs and body tissues.
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| Pain
hypersensitivity |
Clifford Woolf on the mechanisms of pain
pathways.
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