The anterior cingulate cortex and pain processing

The neural network that contributes to the suffering which accompanies persistent pain states involves a number of brain regions. Of primary interest is the contribution of the cingulate cortex in processing the affective component of pain. The purpose of this review is to summarize recent data obta...

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Published inFrontiers in integrative neuroscience Vol. 8; p. 35
Main Authors Fuchs, Perry N, Peng, Yuan Bo, Boyette-Davis, Jessica A, Uhelski, Megan L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland Frontiers Research Foundation 05.05.2014
Frontiers Media S.A
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Anatomy
Animals
anterior cingulate cortex
Brain architecture
Brain research
Cortex (cingulate)
Information processing
Narcotics
Neural networks
Neuroscience
Neurosciences
Pain
Pain Affect
Place Avoidance
Place Escape
Studies
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United States > US
pain affect
pain
place avoidance
place escape
anterior cingulate cortex
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Summary:The neural network that contributes to the suffering which accompanies persistent pain states involves a number of brain regions. Of primary interest is the contribution of the cingulate cortex in processing the affective component of pain. The purpose of this review is to summarize recent data obtained using novel behavioral paradigms in animals based on measuring escape and/or avoidance of a noxious stimulus. These paradigms have successfully been used to study the nature of the neuroanatomical and neurochemical contributions of the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) to higher order pain processing in rodents.
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This article was submitted to the journal Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience.
Edited by: Min Zhuo, University of Toronto, Canada
Reviewed by: Alexander J. Shackman, University of Maryland, USA; Linda Sorkin, University of California, San Diego, USA; Feng Wei, University of Maryland Dental School, USA
ISSN:1662-5145
1662-5145
DOI:10.3389/fnint.2014.00035