Language: English
ISBN/ISSN: 7030116925
Published on: 2003-01
Hardcover
This book is based on the proceedings of a Symposium on the “International Advanced Workshop on Brain/Pain Research: from Molecules to Mind” held from April 30 to May 2, 2001 in Xi’an, China. The papers in this book will help readers to obtain an overview of our current understanding of pain, with and emphasis on recent advances and future research directions. The symposium and this book are indeed very much in accordance with the guiding principles of the International Association for the Study of Pain, which are principally to foster pain research. Management, education and communication.
Contents
PartⅠ Neurobiology of Pathological Pain
1. Genetic Basis of Pain Induction and Modulation
2. Gene Expression in Neuropathic Pain Models
3. Peripheral Mechanisms and Modulation in Inflammatory Pain
4. A Contribution of Dorsal Root Reflexes to Neurogenic Inflammation and Pain
5. Signal Molecules and Receptors in Primary Afferent Components of Nociceptive Processing and Plastic Changes
6. The Bee Venom Test:A Novel Useful Animal Model for Study of Spinal Coding and Processing of Pathological Pain Information
7. Trigeminal Mechanisms of Orofacial Pain
8. Application of Adult Rat Spinal Slice Patch-clamp Recording Technique in the Study of Nociceptive Transmission and Modulation
9. Temporal Firing Patterns and Responsiveness of Injured Sensory Neurons
10. Temporal Decoding of Persistent Pain Signal Processing in the Spinal Cord Dorsal Horn: Application of Non-linear Dynamic Analytical Methods
11. Thalamo-Cortical System of Nociception in Animals
PartⅡ Neuromodulation of Pathological Pain and Motor Dysfunctions
12. Physiopharmacological Aspects of Pathological Pain States
13. Novel Pharmacology for Control of Chronic Pain
14. The Roles of 5-HT1A Receptor in Modulating Spinal Nociceptive Transmission in Inflammatory Rats
15. Low-and High-Frequency Electroacupuncture: Difference in Neural Pathways and Therapeutic Effects
16. Restitution of Upper-Limb Movement Promoted with Functional Electrical Therapy(FET)
17. Intranasal Morphine for Pain Management
PartⅢ Neuroimaging of Experimental Human Pain
18. Experimental Human Pain
19. EEG/MEG Brain Mapping of Human Pain
20. Principles of Human Pain Imaging with PET
21. The Application of Source Modelling to Functional Imaging of the Brain Based on EEG and MEG
22. Near-infrared Optical Imaging of the Human Brain