Pains are in the head, not the spine

Journal/Book: Behav Brain Sci. 1997; 20: 40 West 20TH Street, New York, NY 10011-4211. Cambridge Univ Press. 451.

Abstract: The authors presume that activity in the dorsal horn or nociceptors is well correlated with pain sensations and behavior. This overlooks the myriad of interactions between cortex and our spinothalamic tract. It is better to think of our nociceptors, the dorsal horn, and the pain centers in our brain as all components in one larger and complex pain sensory system.

Note: Editorial Hardcastle VG, Virginia Polytech Inst & State Univ, Dept Philosophy, Blacksburg,VA 24061 USA

Keyword(s): SENSATION; PATTERNS

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