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Schematic of ascending pathways, subcortical structures, and cerebral cortical structures involved in processing pain ACC, anterior cingulate cortex AMYG, amygdale HT, hypothalamus MDvc, ventrocaudal part of the medial dorsal nucleus PAG, periaqueductal gray PB, parabrachial nucleus of the dorsolateral pons PCC, posterior cingulate cortex PF, prefrontal cortex PPC, posterior parietal complex S-1 and S-2, first and second somatosensory cortical areas SMA, supplementary motor area VMpo, ventromedial part of the posterior nuclear complex VPL, ventroposterior lateral nucleus |
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Science; 9 June 2000: Vol. 288. no. 5472, pp. 1769 – 1772; Psychological and Neural Mechanisms of the Affective Dimension of Pain; Donald D. Price; Departments of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Neuroscience, University of Florida, Health Science Center |
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